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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _______ to _______
Commission file number:
001-37580
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Alphabet Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
61-1767919 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip
code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
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Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
GOOGL |
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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(Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
Class C Capital Stock, $0.001 par value |
GOOG |
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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(Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90
days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such
files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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As of April 18, 2023, there were 5,941
million shares of Alphabet’s Class A stock outstanding, 882
million shares of Alphabet's Class B stock outstanding, and
5,874 million shares of Alphabet's Class C stock
outstanding.
Alphabet Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 3 |
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Item 4 |
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Item 1A |
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Note About Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These include, among other things, statements
regarding:
•the
growth of our business and revenues and our expectations about the
factors that influence our success and trends in our
business;
•fluctuations
in our revenues and margins and various factors contributing to
such fluctuations;
•our
expectation that the continuing shift from an offline to online
world will continue to benefit our business;
•our
expectation that the portion of our revenues that we derive from
non-advertising revenues will continue to increase and may affect
our margins;
•our
expectation that our traffic acquisition costs (TAC) and the
associated TAC rate will fluctuate, which could affect our overall
margins;
•our
expectation that our monetization trends will fluctuate, which
could affect our revenues and margins;
•fluctuations
in our revenues, as well as the change in paid clicks and
cost-per-click and the change in impressions and
cost-per-impression, and various factors contributing to such
fluctuations;
•our
expectation that we will continue to periodically review, refine,
and update our methodologies for monitoring, gathering, and
counting the number of paid clicks and impressions;
•our
expectation that our results will be affected by our performance in
international markets as users in developing economies increasingly
come online;
•our
expectation that our foreign exchange risk management program will
not fully offset our net exposure to fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates;
•the
expected variability of gains and losses related to hedging
activities under our foreign exchange risk management
program;
•the
amount and timing of revenue recognition from customer contracts
with commitments for performance obligations, including our
estimate of the remaining amount of commitments and when we expect
to recognize revenue;
•fluctuations
in our capital expenditures;
•our
plans to continue to invest in new businesses, products, services
and technologies, systems, land and buildings for data centers, and
infrastructure, as well as to continue to invest in acquisitions
and strategic investments;
•our
pace of hiring and our plans to provide competitive compensation
programs;
•our
expectation that our cost of revenues, research and development
(R&D) expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and
administrative expenses may increase in amount and/or may increase
as a percentage of revenues and may be affected by a number of
factors;
•estimates
of our future compensation expenses;
•our
expectation that our other income (expense), net (OI&E), will
fluctuate in the future, as it is largely driven by market
dynamics;
•fluctuations
in our effective tax rate;
•seasonal
fluctuations in internet usage and advertiser expenditures,
underlying business trends such as traditional retail seasonality,
which are likely to cause fluctuations in our quarterly
results;
•the
sufficiency of our sources of funding;
•our
potential exposure in connection with new and pending
investigations, proceedings, and other contingencies, including the
possibility that certain legal proceedings to which we are a party
could harm our business, financial condition, and operating
results;
•our
expectation that we will continue to face heightened regulatory
scrutiny, and the sufficiency and timing of our proposed remedies
in response to decisions from the European Commission (EC) and
other regulators and governmental entities;
•the
expected timing, amount, and effect of Alphabet Inc.'s share
repurchases;
•our
long-term sustainability and diversity goals;
•the
unpredictability of the ongoing broader economic effects resulting
from the war in Ukraine on our future financial
results;
•the
expected financial effect of our announced workforce reduction and
office space optimization;
•our
expectation that the change in estimated useful life of servers and
certain network equipment will have a favorable effect on our 2023
operating results;
as well as other statements regarding our future operations,
financial condition and prospects, and business strategies.
Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report and
other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), including without limitation, the following sections: Part
I, Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words
such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects,"
"intends," "plans," "predicts," "projects," "will be," "will
continue," "may," "could," "will likely result," and similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ
materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include,
but are not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, and in particular, the risks discussed in Part I, Item
1A, "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, and those discussed in other
documents we file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to
revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these
forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these
risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on such forward-looking statements.
As used herein, "Alphabet," "the company," "we," "us," "our," and
similar terms include Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless
the context indicates otherwise.
"Alphabet," "Google," and other trademarks of ours appearing in
this report are our property. We do not intend our use or display
of other companies' trade names or trademarks to imply an
endorsement or sponsorship of us by such companies, or any
relationship with any of these companies.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except par value per share amounts)
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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21,879 |
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25,924 |
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Marketable securities |
91,883 |
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89,178 |
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Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities |
113,762 |
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115,102 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
40,258 |
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36,036 |
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Inventory |
2,670 |
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2,315 |
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Other current assets |
8,105 |
|
|
8,532 |
|
Total current assets |
164,795 |
|
|
161,985 |
|
Non-marketable securities |
30,492 |
|
|
31,213 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
5,261 |
|
|
6,885 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
112,668 |
|
|
117,560 |
|
Operating lease assets |
14,381 |
|
|
14,447 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
2,084 |
|
|
1,968 |
|
Goodwill |
28,960 |
|
|
28,994 |
|
Other non-current assets |
6,623 |
|
|
6,439 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
365,264 |
|
|
$ |
369,491 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
$ |
5,128 |
|
|
$ |
4,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
14,028 |
|
|
9,954 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
37,866 |
|
|
43,185 |
|
Accrued revenue share |
8,370 |
|
|
7,816 |
|
Deferred revenue |
3,908 |
|
|
3,715 |
|
Total current liabilities |
69,300 |
|
|
68,854 |
|
Long-term debt |
14,701 |
|
|
13,697 |
|
Deferred revenue, non-current |
599 |
|
|
610 |
|
Income taxes payable, non-current |
9,258 |
|
|
9,722 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
514 |
|
|
542 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
12,501 |
|
|
12,799 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
2,247 |
|
|
2,373 |
|
Total liabilities |
109,120 |
|
|
108,597 |
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) |
|
|
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
Class A, Class B, and Class C stock and additional paid-in
capital, $0.001 par value per share: 300,000 shares
authorized (Class A 180,000, Class B 60,000, Class C
60,000); 12,849 (Class A 5,964, Class B 883, Class C 6,002)
and
12,722 (Class A 5,943, Class B 883, Class C 5,896)
shares issued and outstanding
|
68,184 |
|
|
70,269 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(7,603) |
|
|
(6,000) |
|
Retained earnings |
195,563 |
|
|
196,625 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
256,144 |
|
|
260,894 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
365,264 |
|
|
$ |
369,491 |
|
See accompanying notes.
Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in millions, except per share amounts; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
68,011 |
|
|
$ |
69,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenues |
29,599 |
|
|
30,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
9,119 |
|
|
11,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing |
5,825 |
|
|
6,533 |
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
3,374 |
|
|
3,759 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total costs and expenses |
47,917 |
|
|
52,372 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
20,094 |
|
|
17,415 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
(1,160) |
|
|
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
18,934 |
|
|
18,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
2,498 |
|
|
3,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
16,436 |
|
|
$ |
15,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C
stock |
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C
stock |
$ |
1.23 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in millions; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
16,436 |
|
|
$ |
15,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment |
39 |
|
|
596 |
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) |
(2,478) |
|
|
866 |
|
|
|
|
|
Less: reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included
in net income |
148 |
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net change, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $633 and
$(330)
|
(2,330) |
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) |
114 |
|
|
(74) |
|
|
|
|
|
Less: reclassification adjustment for net (gains) losses included
in net income |
(249) |
|
|
(77) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net change, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $44 and
$30
|
(135) |
|
|
(151) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
(2,426) |
|
|
1,603 |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
$ |
14,010 |
|
|
$ |
16,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in millions; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 |
|
Class A, Class B, Class C Stock and
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Retained
Earnings |
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
13,242 |
|
|
$ |
61,774 |
|
|
$ |
(1,623) |
|
|
$ |
191,484 |
|
|
$ |
251,635 |
|
Stock issued |
31 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
7 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
0 |
|
|
4,547 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
4,547 |
|
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units and
other |
0 |
|
|
(2,895) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(2,895) |
|
Repurchases of stock |
(98) |
|
|
(601) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(12,699) |
|
|
(13,300) |
|
Net income |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
16,436 |
|
|
16,436 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(2,426) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(2,426) |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
13,175 |
|
|
$ |
62,832 |
|
|
$ |
(4,049) |
|
|
$ |
195,221 |
|
|
$ |
254,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
|
Class A, Class B, Class C Stock and
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Retained
Earnings |
|
Total
Stockholders’
Equity |
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
12,849 |
|
|
$ |
68,184 |
|
|
$ |
(7,603) |
|
|
$ |
195,563 |
|
|
$ |
256,144 |
|
Stock issued |
30 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
0 |
|
|
5,313 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
5,313 |
|
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units and
other |
0 |
|
|
(2,093) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(2,093) |
|
Repurchases of stock |
(157) |
|
|
(1,135) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(13,989) |
|
|
(15,124) |
|
Net income |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
15,051 |
|
|
15,051 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
1,603 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
1,603 |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
12,722 |
|
|
$ |
70,269 |
|
|
$ |
(6,000) |
|
|
$ |
196,625 |
|
|
$ |
260,894 |
|
See accompanying notes.
Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions; unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
Operating activities |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
16,436 |
|
|
$ |
15,051 |
|
Adjustments: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and impairment of property and equipment |
3,591 |
|
|
3,060 |
|
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |
191 |
|
|
126 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
4,504 |
|
|
5,284 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
(2,090) |
|
|
(1,854) |
|
Loss (gain) on debt and equity securities, net |
1,437 |
|
|
(84) |
|
Other |
140 |
|
|
553 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisitions: |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
4,364 |
|
|
4,454 |
|
Income taxes, net |
3,820 |
|
|
4,069 |
|
Other assets |
(776) |
|
|
(746) |
|
Accounts payable |
(2,373) |
|
|
(1,105) |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(3,216) |
|
|
(4,496) |
|
Accrued revenue share |
(828) |
|
|
(602) |
|
Deferred revenue |
(94) |
|
|
(201) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
25,106 |
|
|
23,509 |
|
Investing activities |
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment |
(9,786) |
|
|
(6,289) |
|
Purchases of marketable securities |
(28,462) |
|
|
(14,227) |
|
Maturities and sales of marketable securities |
29,779 |
|
|
18,327 |
|
Purchases of non-marketable securities |
(776) |
|
|
(626) |
|
Maturities and sales of non-marketable securities |
12 |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible
assets |
(173) |
|
|
(42) |
|
Other investing activities |
355 |
|
|
(125) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
(9,051) |
|
|
(2,946) |
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
Net payments related to stock-based award activities |
(2,916) |
|
|
(1,989) |
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchases of stock |
(13,300) |
|
|
(14,557) |
|
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs |
16,422 |
|
|
6,927 |
|
Repayments of debt |
(16,420) |
|
|
(6,952) |
|
Proceeds from sale of interest in consolidated entities,
net |
0 |
|
|
3 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
(16,214) |
|
|
(16,568) |
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash
equivalents |
100 |
|
|
50 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(59) |
|
|
4,045 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
20,945 |
|
|
21,879 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
20,886 |
|
|
$ |
25,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes.
Alphabet Inc.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Operations
Google was incorporated in California in September 1998 and
re-incorporated in the State of Delaware in August 2003. In 2015,
we implemented a holding company reorganization, and as a result,
Alphabet Inc. ("Alphabet") became the successor issuer to
Google.
We generate revenues by delivering relevant, cost-effective online
advertising; cloud-based solutions that provide enterprise
customers with infrastructure and platform services as well as
communication and collaboration tools; sales of other products and
services, such as apps and in-app purchases, and hardware; and fees
received for subscription-based products.
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of Alphabet include the
accounts of Alphabet and entities consolidated under the variable
interest and voting models. Intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated.
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (GAAP), and in our opinion, include
all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for fair
financial statement presentation. Interim results are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year ending December 31, 2023. We have made estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the
financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results
could differ materially from these estimates.
These consolidated financial statements and other information
presented in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC.
Change in Accounting Estimate
In January 2023, we completed an assessment of the useful lives of
our servers and network equipment and adjusted the estimated useful
life of our servers from four years to six years and the estimated
useful life of certain network equipment from five years to six
years. This change in accounting estimate was effective beginning
in fiscal year 2023. Based on the carrying value of servers and
certain network equipment as of December 31, 2022, and those placed
in service during the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the effect
of this change in estimate was a reduction in depreciation expense
of $988 million and an increase in net income of $770 million, or
$0.06 per basic and $0.06 per diluted share, for the three months
ended March 31, 2023.
Stock Split Effected in the Form of a Stock Dividend (“Stock
Split”)
On July 15, 2022, we executed a 20-for-one stock split of our Class
A, Class B, and Class C stock. All prior period references made to
share or per share amounts in the accompanying consolidated
financial statements and applicable disclosures prior to the
effective date have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the
effects of the Stock Split.
Prior Period Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform
with current period presentation.
Note 2. Revenues
Disaggregated Revenues
The following table presents revenues disaggregated by type (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Google Search & other |
$ |
39,618 |
|
|
$ |
40,359 |
|
|
|
|
|
YouTube ads |
6,869 |
|
|
6,693 |
|
|
|
|
|
Google Network |
8,174 |
|
|
7,496 |
|
|
|
|
|
Google advertising |
54,661 |
|
|
54,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
Google other |
6,811 |
|
|
7,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
Google Services total |
61,472 |
|
|
61,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
Google Cloud |
5,821 |
|
|
7,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Bets |
440 |
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
Hedging gains (losses) |
278 |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
$ |
68,011 |
|
|
$ |
69,787 |
|
|
|
|
|
The following table presents revenues disaggregated by geography,
based on the addresses of our customers (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
United States |
$ |
31,733 |
|
|
47 |
% |
|
$ |
32,864 |
|
|
47 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EMEA(1)
|
20,317 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
21,078 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
APAC(1)
|
11,841 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
11,681 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Americas(1)
|
3,842 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
4,080 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedging gains (losses) |
278 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
84 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
$ |
68,011 |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
69,787 |
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Regions
represent Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia-Pacific
(APAC); and Canada and Latin America ("Other
Americas").
Revenue Backlog
As of March 31, 2023, we had $61.7 billion of remaining
performance obligations (“revenue backlog”), primarily related to
Google Cloud. Our revenue backlog represents commitments in
customer contracts for future services that have not yet been
recognized as revenue. The amount and timing of revenue recognition
for these commitments is largely driven by our ability to deliver
in accordance with relevant contract terms and when our customers
utilize services, which could affect our estimate of revenue
backlog and when we expect to recognize such as revenue. We expect
to recognize approximately half of the revenue backlog as revenues
over the next 24 months with the remaining to be recognized
thereafter. Revenue backlog includes related deferred revenue
currently recorded as well as amounts that will be invoiced in
future periods, and excludes contracts with an original expected
term of one year or less and cancellable contracts.
Deferred Revenues
We record deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due
in advance of our performance, including amounts which are
refundable. Deferred revenues primarily relate to Google Cloud and
Google other. Total deferred revenue as of December 31, 2022
was $4.5 billion, of which $1.6 billion was recognized as revenues
during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Note 3. Financial Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring
Basis
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable equity securities are
measured at fair value and classified within Level 1 and Level 2 in
the fair value hierarchy, because we use quoted prices for
identical assets in active markets or inputs that are based upon
quoted prices for similar instruments in active
markets.
Debt securities are measured at fair value and classified within
Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, because we use quoted market
prices to the extent available or alternative pricing sources and
models utilizing market observable inputs to determine fair value.
For certain marketable debt securities, we have elected the fair
value option for which changes in fair value are recorded in other
income (expense), net. The fair value option was elected for these
securities to align with the unrealized gains and losses from
related derivative contracts.
The following tables summarize our cash, cash equivalents, and
marketable securities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
(in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
|
Fair Value Hierarchy |
|
Adjusted Cost |
|
Gross Unrealized Gains |
|
Gross Unrealized Losses |
|
Fair Value |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
Marketable Securities |
Fair value changes recorded in other comprehensive
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time deposits(1)
|
|
Level 2 |
|
$ |
5,297 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
5,297 |
|
|
$ |
5,293 |
|
|
$ |
4 |
|
Government bonds |
|
Level 2 |
|
41,036 |
|
64 |
|
|
(2,045) |
|
|
39,055 |
|
|
283 |
|
|
38,772 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
28,578 |
|
8 |
|
|
(1,569) |
|
|
27,017 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
27,016 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
16,176 |
|
5 |
|
|
(1,242) |
|
|
14,939 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
14,939 |
|
Total investments with fair value change reflected in other
comprehensive income(2)
|
|
|
|
$ |
91,087 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
(4,856) |
|
|
$ |
86,308 |
|
|
$ |
5,577 |
|
|
$ |
80,731 |
|
Fair value adjustments recorded in net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,234 |
|
|
$ |
7,234 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Current marketable equity securities(3)
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,013 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
4,013 |
|
Mutual funds |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
339 |
|
Government bonds |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,877 |
|
|
440 |
|
|
1,437 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,744 |
|
|
65 |
|
|
3,679 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,686 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1,684 |
|
Total investments with fair value change recorded in net
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
18,893 |
|
|
$ |
7,741 |
|
|
$ |
11,152 |
|
Cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
8,561 |
|
|
0 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
91,087 |
|
|
$ |
77 |
|
|
$ |
(4,856) |
|
|
$ |
105,201 |
|
|
$ |
21,879 |
|
|
$ |
91,883 |
|
(1)The
majority of our time deposits are domestic deposits.
(2)Represents
gross unrealized gains and losses for debt securities recorded to
accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI).
(3)The
long-term portion of marketable equity securities (subject to
long-term lock-up restrictions) of $803 million as of
December 31, 2022 is included within other non-current
assets.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
|
Fair Value Hierarchy |
|
Adjusted Cost |
|
Gross Unrealized Gains |
|
Gross Unrealized Losses |
|
Fair Value |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
|
Marketable Securities |
Fair value changes recorded in other comprehensive
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time deposits |
|
Level 2 |
|
$ |
2,880 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
2,880 |
|
|
$ |
2,880 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Government bonds |
|
Level 2 |
|
40,970 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
(1,230) |
|
|
39,919 |
|
|
2,045 |
|
|
37,874 |
|
Corporate debt securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
26,301 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
(1,244) |
|
|
25,085 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
25,084 |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
16,371 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
(1,039) |
|
|
15,347 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
15,347 |
|
Total investments with fair value change reflected in other
comprehensive income(1)
|
|
|
|
$ |
86,522 |
|
|
$ |
222 |
|
|
$ |
(3,513) |
|
|
$ |
83,231 |
|
|
$ |
4,926 |
|
|
$ |
78,305 |
|
Fair value adjustments recorded in net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
|
Level 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
10,604 |
|
|
$ |
10,604 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Current marketable equity securities(2)
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,907 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
3,907 |
|
Mutual funds |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
315 |
|
0 |
|
|
315 |
Government bonds |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,006 |
|
672 |
|
|
1,334 |
Corporate debt securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,660 |
|
31 |
|
|
3,629 |
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
|
Level 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,688 |
|
0 |
|
|
1,688 |
Total investments with fair value change recorded in net
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,180 |
|
|
$ |
11,307 |
|
|
$ |
10,873 |
|
Cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
9,691 |
|
|
0 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
$ |
86,522 |
|
|
$ |
222 |
|
|
$ |
(3,513) |
|
|
$ |
105,411 |
|
|
$ |
25,924 |
|
|
$ |
89,178 |
|
(1)Represents
gross unrealized gains and losses for debt securities recorded to
AOCI.
(2)The
long-term portion of marketable equity securities (subject to
long-term lock-up restrictions) of $920 million as of
March 31, 2023 is included within other non-current
assets
Investments Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring
Basis
Our non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately
held companies without readily determinable market values. The
carrying value of our non-marketable equity securities is adjusted
to fair value upon observable transactions for identical or similar
investments of the same issuer or impairment. Non-marketable equity
securities that have been remeasured during the period based on
observable transactions are classified within Level 2 or Level 3 in
the fair value hierarchy because we estimate the value based on
valuation methods which may include a combination of the observable
transaction price at the transaction date and other unobservable
inputs including volatility, rights, and obligations of the
securities we hold. The fair value of non-marketable equity
securities that have been remeasured due to impairment are
classified within Level 3.
As of March 31, 2023 the carrying value of our non-marketable
equity securities was $29.1 billion, of which $10.7 billion were
re-measured at fair value during the three months ended March 31,
2023 and primarily classified as Level 2 investments.
Debt Securities
The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of
investments in available-for-sale marketable debt securities by
effective contractual maturity dates (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
March 31, 2023 |
Due in 1 year or less |
$ |
11,712 |
|
Due in 1 year through 5 years |
46,052 |
|
Due in 5 years through 10 years |
15,228 |
|
Due after 10 years |
11,964 |
|
Total |
$ |
84,956 |
|
The following tables present fair values and gross unrealized
losses recorded to AOCI, aggregated by investment category and the
length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous
loss position (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
Less than 12 Months |
|
12 Months or Greater |
|
Total |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
Government bonds |
$ |
21,039 |
|
|
$ |
(1,004) |
|
|
$ |
13,438 |
|
|
$ |
(1,041) |
|
|
$ |
34,477 |
|
|
$ |
(2,045) |
|
Corporate debt securities |
11,228 |
|
|
(440) |
|
|
15,125 |
|
|
(1,052) |
|
|
26,353 |
|
|
(1,492) |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
7,725 |
|
|
(585) |
|
|
6,964 |
|
|
(657) |
|
|
14,689 |
|
|
(1,242) |
|
Total |
$ |
39,992 |
|
|
$ |
(2,029) |
|
|
$ |
35,527 |
|
|
$ |
(2,750) |
|
|
$ |
75,519 |
|
|
$ |
(4,779) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
Less than 12 Months |
|
12 Months or Greater |
|
Total |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
|
Fair Value |
|
Unrealized
Loss |
Government bonds |
$ |
12,234 |
|
|
$ |
(312) |
|
|
$ |
14,159 |
|
|
$ |
(918) |
|
|
$ |
26,393 |
|
|
$ |
(1,230) |
|
Corporate debt securities |
4,427 |
|
|
(93) |
|
|
19,011 |
|
|
(1,072) |
|
|
23,438 |
|
|
(1,165) |
|
Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities |
2,597 |
|
|
(94) |
|
|
11,212 |
|
|
(944) |
|
|
13,809 |
|
|
(1,038) |
|
Total |
$ |
19,258 |
|
|
$ |
(499) |
|
|
$ |
44,382 |
|
|
$ |
(2,934) |
|
|
$ |
63,640 |
|
|
$ |
(3,433) |
|
We determine realized gains or losses on the sale or extinguishment
of debt securities on a specific identification method. The
following table summarizes gains and losses for debt securities,
reflected as a component of other income (expense), net (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
Unrealized gain (loss) on fair value option debt
securities |
$ |
(202) |
|
|
$ |
145 |
|
Gross realized gain on debt securities |
40 |
|
|
57 |
|
Gross realized loss on debt securities |
(271) |
|
|
(492) |
|
(Increase)/decrease in allowance for credit losses |
66 |
|
|
(3) |
|
Total gain (loss) on debt securities recognized in other income
(expense), net |
$ |
(367) |
|
|
$ |
(293) |
|
Equity Investments
The carrying value of equity securities is measured as the total
initial cost plus the cumulative net gain (loss). Our share of
gains and losses, including impairments, are included as a
component of other income (expense), net, in the Consolidated
Statements of Income. See Note 6 for further details on other
income (expense), net.
The carrying values for marketable and non-marketable equity
securities are summarized below (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
Marketable Equity Securities |
|
Non-Marketable Equity Securities |
|
Total |
|
Marketable Equity Securities |
|
Non-Marketable Equity Securities |
|
Total |
Total initial cost |
$ |
5,764 |
|
|
$ |
16,157 |
|
|
$ |
21,921 |
|
|
$ |
5,720 |
|
|
$ |
16,509 |
|
|
$ |
22,229 |
|
Cumulative net gain (loss)(1)
|
(608) |
|
|
12,372 |
|
|
11,764 |
|
|
(578) |
|
|
12,613 |
|
|
12,035 |
|
Carrying value |
$ |
5,156 |
|
|
$ |
28,529 |
|
|
$ |
33,685 |
|
|
$ |
5,142 |
|
|
$ |
29,122 |
|
|
$ |
34,264 |
|
(1)Non-marketable
equity securities cumulative net gain (loss) is comprised of
$16.8 billion gains and $4.5 billion losses (including
impairments) as of December 31, 2022 and $17.8 billion
gains and $5.1 billion losses (including impairments) as of
March 31, 2023.
Gains and Losses on Marketable and Non-marketable Equity
Securities
Gains and losses (including impairments), net, for marketable and
non-marketable equity securities included in other income
(expense), net are summarized below (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Realized net gain (loss) on equity securities sold during the
period |
$ |
(74) |
|
|
$ |
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized net gain (loss) on marketable equity
securities |
(1,456) |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized net gain (loss) on non-marketable equity
securities(1)
|
460 |
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total gain (loss) on equity securities in other income (expense),
net |
$ |
(1,070) |
|
|
$ |
377 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Unrealized
gain (loss) on non-marketable equity securities accounted for under
the measurement alternative is comprised of $838 million and
$915 million of upward adjustments for three months ended
March 31, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $378 million and
$694 million of downward adjustments (including impairments)
for three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023,
respectively.
In the table above, realized net gain (loss) on equity securities
sold during the period reflects the difference between the sale
proceeds and the carrying value of the equity securities at the
beginning of the period or the purchase date, if
later.
Cumulative net gains (losses) on equity securities sold during the
period, which is summarized in the following table (in millions),
represents the total net gains (losses) recognized after the
initial purchase date of the equity security sold during the
period. While these net gains (losses) may have been reflected in
periods prior to the period of sale, we believe they are important
supplemental information as they reflect the economic net gains
(losses) on the securities sold during the period. Cumulative net
gains (losses) are calculated as the difference between the sale
price and the initial purchase price for the equity security sold
during the period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Securities Sold |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Total sale price |
$ |
364 |
|
|
$ |
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total initial cost |
260 |
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative net gain (loss) |
$ |
104 |
|
|
$ |
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Securities Accounted for Under the Equity
Method
As of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 equity
securities accounted for under the equity method had a carrying
value of approximately
$1.5 billion
and $1.6 billion, respectively. Our share of gains and losses,
including impairments, are included as a component of other income
(expense), net, in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
See Note 6 for further details on other income (expense),
net.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We use derivative instruments to manage risks relating to our
ongoing business operations. The primary risk managed is foreign
exchange risk. We use foreign currency contracts to reduce the risk
that our cash flows, earnings, and investment in foreign
subsidiaries will be adversely affected by foreign currency
exchange rate fluctuations. We also enter into derivative
instruments to partially offset our exposure to other risks and
enhance investment returns.
We recognize derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets at fair value and classify the derivatives primarily within
Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. We present our collar
contracts (an option strategy comprised of a combination of
purchased and written options) at net fair values and present all
other derivatives at gross fair values. The accounting treatment
for derivatives is based on the intended use and hedge
designation.
Cash Flow Hedges
We designate foreign currency forward and option contracts
(including collars) as cash flow hedges to hedge certain forecasted
revenue transactions denominated in currencies other than the U.S.
dollar. These contracts have maturities of 24 months or
less.
Cash flow hedge amounts included in the assessment of hedge
effectiveness are deferred in AOCI and subsequently reclassified to
revenue when the hedged item is recognized in earnings. We exclude
forward points and time value from our assessment of hedge
effectiveness and amortize them on a straight-line basis over the
life of the hedging instrument in revenues. The difference between
fair value changes of the excluded component and the amount
amortized to revenues is recorded in AOCI.
As of March 31, 2023 the
net accumulated loss on our foreign currency cash flow hedges
before tax effect was
$55 million, which is expected to be
reclassified from AOCI into revenues within the next 12
months.
Fair Value Hedges
We designate foreign currency forward contracts as fair value
hedges to hedge foreign currency risks for our marketable
securities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Fair value hedge amounts included in the assessment of hedge
effectiveness are recognized in other income (expense), net, along
with the offsetting gains and losses of the related hedged items.
We exclude forward points from the assessment of hedge
effectiveness and recognize changes in the excluded component in
other income (expense), net.
Net Investment Hedges
We designate foreign currency forward contracts as net investment
hedges to hedge the foreign currency risks related to our
investment in foreign subsidiaries. Net investment hedge amounts
included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness are recognized in
AOCI along with the foreign currency translation adjustment. We
exclude forward points from the assessment of hedge effectiveness
and recognize changes in the excluded component in other income
(expense), net.
Other Derivatives
We enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts that
are not designated as hedging instruments to hedge intercompany
transactions and other monetary assets or liabilities denominated
in currencies other than the functional currency of a subsidiary.
Gains and losses on these derivatives that are not designated as
accounting hedges are primarily recorded in other income (expense),
net along with the foreign currency gains and losses on monetary
assets and liabilities.
We also use derivatives not designated as hedging instruments to
manage risks relating to interest rates, commodity prices, credit
exposures, and to enhance investment returns. From time to time, we
enter into derivatives to hedge the market price risk on certain of
our marketable equity securities. Gains and losses arising from
other derivatives are primarily reflected within the “other”
component of other income (expense), net. See Note 6 for further
details.
The gross notional amounts of outstanding derivative instruments
were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
Cash
flow hedges |
$ |
15,972 |
|
|
$ |
17,140 |
|
Fair value hedges |
$ |
2,117 |
|
|
$ |
1,439 |
|
Net investment hedges |
$ |
8,751 |
|
|
$ |
9,036 |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
$ |
34,979 |
|
|
$ |
33,715 |
|
Other contracts |
$ |
7,932 |
|
|
$ |
8,423 |
|
The fair values of outstanding derivative instruments were as
follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
Assets(1)
|
|
Liabilities(2)
|
|
Assets(1)
|
|
Liabilities(2)
|
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
$ |
271 |
|
|
$ |
556 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
|
$ |
510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
365 |
|
207 |
|
284 |
|
201 |
Other contracts |
40 |
|
47 |
|
48 |
|
65 |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments |
405 |
|
|
254 |
|
|
332 |
|
|
266 |
|
Total |
$ |
676 |
|
|
$ |
810 |
|
|
$ |
443 |
|
|
$ |
776 |
|
(1) Derivative
assets are recorded as other current and non-current assets in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) Derivative
liabilities are recorded as accrued expenses and other liabilities,
current and non-current in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets.
The gains (losses) on derivatives in cash flow hedging and net
investment hedging relationships recognized in
other comprehensive
income (OCI) are summarized below (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives Before Tax
Effect |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount included in the assessment of effectiveness |
$ |
135 |
|
|
$ |
(138) |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness |
(15) |
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivatives in net investment hedging relationship: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount included in the assessment of effectiveness |
149 |
|
|
(215) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
269 |
|
|
$ |
(306) |
|
|
|
|
|
The
table below presents the gains (losses) of our derivatives on the
Consolidated Statements of Income: (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
Revenues |
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
Revenues |
|
Other income (expense), net |
Total amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income |
$ |
68,011 |
|
|
$ |
(1,160) |
|
|
$ |
69,787 |
|
|
$ |
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of cash flow hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income |
$ |
297 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness
(amortized) |
(19) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(4) |
|
|
0 |
|
Effect of fair value hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hedged items |
0 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
32 |
|
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |
0 |
|
|
(12) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(32) |
|
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness |
0 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
5 |
|
Effect of net investment hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount excluded from the assessment of effectiveness |
0 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
51 |
|
Effect of non designated hedges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
0 |
|
|
(247) |
|
|
0 |
|
|
30 |
|
Other contracts |
0 |
|
|
38 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
3 |
|
Total gains (losses) |
$ |
278 |
|
|
$ |
(195) |
|
|
$ |
84 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
Offsetting of Derivatives
We enter into master netting arrangements and collateral security
arrangements to reduce credit risk. Cash collateral received
related to derivative instruments under our collateral security
arrangements are included in
other current assets with a corresponding
liability. Cash and non-cash collateral pledged related to
derivative instruments under our collateral security arrangements
are included in other current assets.
The gross amounts of derivative instruments subject to master
netting arrangements with various counterparties, and cash and
non-cash collateral received and pledged under such agreements were
as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, but
Have Legal Rights to Offset |
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Recognized |
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets |
|
Financial Instruments(1)
|
|
Cash and Non-Cash Collateral Received or Pledged |
|
Net Amounts |
Derivatives assets |
$ |
760 |
|
|
$ |
(84) |
|
|
$ |
676 |
|
|
$ |
(463) |
|
|
$ |
(132) |
|
|
$ |
81 |
|
Derivatives liabilities |
$ |
894 |
|
|
$ |
(84) |
|
|
$ |
810 |
|
|
$ |
(463) |
|
|
$ |
(28) |
|
|
$ |
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, but
Have Legal Rights to Offset |
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Recognized |
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
Net Amounts Presented in the Consolidated Balance
Sheets |
|
Financial Instruments(1)
|
|
Cash and Non-Cash Collateral Received or Pledged |
|
Net Amounts |
Derivatives assets |
$ |
525 |
|
|
$ |
(82) |
|
|
$ |
443 |
|
|
$ |
(368) |
|
|
$ |
(34) |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
Derivatives liabilities |
$ |
858 |
|
|
$ |
(82) |
|
|
$ |
776 |
|
|
$ |
(368) |
|
|
$ |
(24) |
|
|
$ |
384 |
|
(1)The
balances as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 were
related to derivative allowed to be net settled in accordance with
our master netting agreements.
Note 4. Variable Interest Entities (VIE)
Consolidated VIEs
We consolidate VIEs in which we hold a variable interest and are
the primary beneficiary. The results of operations and financial
position of these VIEs are included in our consolidated financial
statements.
For certain consolidated VIEs, their assets are not available to us
and their creditors do not have recourse to us. As of
December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, assets that can
only be used to settle obligations of these VIEs were $4.1 billion
and $3.2 billion, respectively, and the liabilities for which
creditors only have recourse to the VIEs were $2.6 billion and $2.5
billion, respectively. We may continue to fund ongoing operations
of certain VIEs that are included within Other Bets.
Total noncontrolling interests (NCI) in our consolidated
subsidiaries were $3.8 billion and $3.7 billion as of
December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, respectively, of
which $1.1 billion is redeemable noncontrolling interest (RNCI) for
both periods. NCI and RNCI are included within additional paid-in
capital. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was not
material for any
period presented and is included within the "other" component of
OI&E.
See Note 6 for further details on OI&E.
Unconsolidated VIEs
We have investments in VIEs in which we are not the primary
beneficiary. These VIEs include private companies that are
primarily early stage companies and certain renewable energy
entities in which activities involve power generation using
renewable sources.
We have determined that the governance structures of these entities
do not allow us to direct the activities that would significantly
affect their economic performance. Therefore, we are not the
primary beneficiary, and the results of operations and financial
position of these VIEs are not included in our consolidated
financial statements. We account for these investments as
non-marketable equity securities or equity method
investments.
The maximum exposure of these unconsolidated VIEs is generally
based on the current carrying value of the investments and any
future funding commitments. We have determined that the single
source of our exposure to these VIEs is our capital investments in
them. The carrying value and maximum exposure of these
unconsolidated VIEs were $2.7 billion and $2.8 billion,
respectively, as of
December 31, 2022 and
$2.6 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, as of March 31,
2023.
Note 5. Debt
Short-Term Debt
We have a debt financing program of up to $10.0
billion through the issuance of commercial paper. Net proceeds
from this program are used for general corporate purposes. We
had
no
commercial
paper outstanding
as of December 31, 2022
and March 31, 2023.
Our short-term debt balance also includes the current portion of
certain long-term debt.
Long-Term Debt
Total outstanding debt is summarized below (in millions, except
percentages):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturity |
|
Coupon Rate |
|
Effective Interest Rate |
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
As of
March 31, 2023 |
Debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014-2020 Notes issuances |
|
2024 - 2060 |
|
0.45% - 3.38%
|
|
0.57% - 3.38%
|
|
$ |
13,000 |
|
|
$ |
13,000 |
|
Future finance lease payments, net and other
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,142 |
|
|
2,208 |
|
Total debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,142 |
|
|
15,208 |
|
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(143) |
|
|
(140) |
|
Less: Current portion of long-term notes(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
(999) |
|
Less: Current portion future finance lease payments, net and other
current debt(1)(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(298) |
|
|
(372) |
|
Total long-term
debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,701 |
|
|
$ |
13,697 |
|
(1)Future
finance lease payments are net of imputed interest.
(2)Total
current portion of long-term debt is included within other accrued
expenses and current liabilities. See Note 6 for further
details.
The notes in the table above are fixed-rate senior unsecured
obligations and generally rank equally with each other. We may
redeem the notes at any time in whole or in part at specified
redemption prices. The effective interest rates are based on
proceeds received with interest payable semi-annually.
The total estimated fair value of the outstanding notes was
approximately $9.9 billion and $10.2 billion as of
December 31, 2022
and March 31, 2023, respectively. The fair value was
determined based on observable market prices of identical
instruments in less active markets and is categorized accordingly
as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
Credit Facility
As of March 31, 2023, we had $10.0 billion of revolving credit
facilities, $4.0 billion expiring in April 2023 and
$6.0 billion expiring in April 2026. In April 2023, we entered
into a new $4.0 billion revolving credit facility expiring in April
2024. We also terminated the existing $6.0 billion revolving credit
facility expiring in April 2026 and entered into
a new $6.0 billion revolving credit facility expiring in April
2028. The interest rates for all credit facilities are determined
based on a formula using certain market rates, as well as our
progress toward the achievement of certain sustainability
goals.
No
amounts
were outstanding under the credit facilities as of
December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
Note 6. Supplemental Financial Statement Information
Accounts Receivable
The allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable was
$754 million
and
$743 million
as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023,
respectively.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net, consisted
of the following (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2022 |
|
As of
March 31, 2023 |
Land and buildings |
$ |
66,897 |
|
|
$ |
67,948 |
|
Information technology assets |
66,267 |
|
|
68,577 |
|
Construction in progress |
27,657 |
|
|
30,573 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
10,575 |
|
|
11,011 |
|
Furniture and fixtures |
314 |
|
|
326 |
|
Property and equipment, gross |
171,710 |
|
|
178,435 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(59,042) |
|
|
(60,875) |
|
Property and equipment, net |
$ |
112,668 |
|
|
$ |
117,560 |
|
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the
following (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of
December 31, 2022 |
|
As of
March 31, 2023 |
European Commission fines(1)
|
$ |
9,106 |
|
|
$ |
9,354 |
|
Income taxes payable, net |
1,632 |
|
|
5,217 |
|
Accrued customer liabilities |
3,619 |
|
|
3,486 |
|
Accrued purchases of property and equipment |
3,019 |
|
|
3,807 |
|
Current operating lease liabilities |
2,477 |
|
|
2,625 |
|
Other accrued expenses and current liabilities |
18,013 |
|
|
18,696 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
$ |
37,866 |
|
|
$ |
43,185 |
|
(1) While
each EC decision is under appeal, the fines are included in accrued
expenses and other current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance
Sheets, as we provided bank guarantees (in lieu of a cash payment)
for the fines. Amounts include the effects of foreign exchange and
interest. See Note 9 for further details.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Components of AOCI, net of income tax, were as follows (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
|
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale
Investments |
|
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |
|
Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2021 |
$ |
(2,306) |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
447 |
|
|
$ |
(1,623) |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before
reclassifications |
39 |
|
|
(2,478) |
|
|
129 |
|
|
(2,310) |
|
Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness
recorded in AOCI |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
(15) |
|
|
(15) |
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |
0 |
|
|
148 |
|
|
(249) |
|
|
(101) |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
39 |
|
|
(2,330) |
|
|
(135) |
|
|
(2,426) |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
$ |
(2,267) |
|
|
$ |
(2,094) |
|
|
$ |
312 |
|
|
$ |
(4,049) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments |
|
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale
Investments |
|
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |
|
Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
$ |
(4,142) |
|
|
$ |
(3,477) |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
$ |
(7,603) |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before
reclassifications |
596 |
|
|
866 |
|
|
(121) |
|
|
1,341 |
|
Amounts excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness
recorded in AOCI |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
47 |
|
|
47 |
|
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |
0 |
|
|
292 |
|
|
(77) |
|
|
215 |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
596 |
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
(151) |
|
|
1,603 |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
$ |
(3,546) |
|
|
$ |
(2,319) |
|
|
$ |
(135) |
|
|
$ |
(6,000) |
|
The effects on net income of amounts reclassified from AOCI were as
follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI to the Consolidated
Statements of Income |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
AOCI Components |
|
Location |
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale
investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
$ |
(190) |
|
|
$ |
(374) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
42 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of income tax |
(148) |
|
|
(292) |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
Revenue |
297 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest rate contracts |
|
Other income (expense), net |
2 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit (provision) for income taxes |
(50) |
|
|
(13) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net of income tax |
249 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total amount reclassified, net of income tax |
$ |
101 |
|
|
$ |
(215) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Income (Expense), Net
Components of OI&E were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
$ |
414 |
|
|
$ |
797 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense(1)
|
(83) |
|
|
(80) |
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss), net |
(73) |
|
|
(210) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on debt securities, net |
(367) |
|
|
(293) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on equity securities, net |
(1,070) |
|
|
377 |
|
|
|
|
|
Performance fees |
233 |
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) and impairment from equity method investments,
net |
(89) |
|
|
(51) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
(125) |
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
$ |
(1,160) |
|
|
$ |
790 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1)Interest
expense is net of interest capitalized of $34 million and $40
million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023,
respectively.
Note 7. Workforce Reduction and Other Initiatives
We have a company-wide effort underway to re-engineer our cost
base. As part of this program, in January 2023 we announced a
reduction of our workforce, and as a result in the first quarter of
2023 we recorded employee severance and related charges of $2.0
billion, representing the majority of expected costs associated
with this action. In addition, we are taking actions to optimize
our global office space, and as a result, we recorded charges
related to office space reductions of $564 million in the
first quarter of 2023. We may incur additional charges in the
future as we further evaluate our real estate needs.
These severance and office space charges are included within our
consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March
31, 2023 as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance and Related
(1)
|
|
Office Space |
|
Total |
Cost of revenues |
$ |
461 |
|
|
$ |
220 |
|
|
$ |
681 |
|
Research and development |
835 |
|
|
247 |
|
|
1,082 |
|
Sales and marketing |
445 |
|
|
35 |
|
|
480 |
|
General and administrative |
253 |
|
|
62 |
|
|
315 |
|
Total charges |
$ |
1,994 |
|
|
$ |
564 |
|
|
$ |
2,558 |
|
(1)Severance
includes amounts to be settled in cash, accounted for as one-time
involuntary employee termination benefits,
and stock based compensation
For segment reporting, the substantial majority of these charges
are included within unallocated corporate costs in our segment
results.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, changes in liabilities
resulting from the severance charges and related accruals were as
follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Severance and Related |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
$ |
0 |
|
Charges(1)
|
1,582 |
|
Cash payments |
(396) |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2023(2)
|
$ |
1,186 |
|
(1)Excludes
non-cash stock-based compensation of
$412 million.
(2)Included
in Accrued compensation and benefits on the consolidated balance
sheets.
Note 8. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the three months
ended March 31, 2023 were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Google Services |
|
Google Cloud |
|
Other Bets |
|
Total |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 |
$ |
20,847 |
|
|
$ |
7,205 |
|
|
$ |
908 |
|
|
$ |
28,960 |
|
Acquisitions |
11 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
11 |
|
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments |
50 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
(29) |
|
|
23 |
|
Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
$ |
20,908 |
|
|
$ |
7,207 |
|
|
$ |
879 |
|
|
$ |
28,994 |
|
Other Intangible Assets
Information regarding intangible assets was as follows (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2022 |
|
As of March 31, 2023 |
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount |
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Net
Carrying
Amount |
|
Gross
Carrying
Amount |
|
Accumulated
Amortization |
|
Net
Carrying
Amount |
|
|
Patents and developed technology |
$ |
1,164 |
|
|
$ |
354 |
|
|
$ |
810 |
|
|
$ |
1,110 |
|
|
$ |
366 |
|
|
$ |
744 |
|
|
|
Customer relationships |
862 |
|
|
235 |
|
|
627 |
|
|
862 |
|
|
270 |
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
Trade names and other |
527 |
|
|
120 |
|
|
407 |
|
|
528 |
|
|
138 |
|
|
390 |
|
|
|
Total definite-lived intangible assets |
2,553 |
|
|
709 |
|
|
1,844 |
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
774 |
|
|
1,726 |
|
|
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |
240 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
240 |
|
|
242 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
Total intangible assets |
$ |
2,793 |
|
|
$ |
709 |
|
|
$ |
2,084 |
|
|
$ |
2,742 |
|
|
$ |
774 |
|
|
$ |
1,968 |
|
|
|
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets was $191 million
and
$126 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023,
respectively.
Expected amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets
held as of March 31, 2023 was as follows (in
millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remainder of 2023 |
$ |
343 |
|
2024 |
443 |
|
2025 |
314 |
|
2026 |
236 |
|
2027 |
153 |
|
Thereafter |
237 |
|
Total |
$ |
1,726 |
|
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments
We have content licensing agreements with future fixed or minimum
guaranteed commitments of
$11.9 billion
as of March 31, 2023, of which the majority is paid over seven
years beginning in the first quarter of 2023.
Indemnifications
In the normal course of business, including to facilitate
transactions in our services and products and corporate activities,
we indemnify certain parties, including advertisers, Google Network
partners, distribution partners, customers of Google Cloud
offerings, lessors, and service providers with respect to certain
matters. We have agreed to defend and/or hold certain parties
harmless against losses arising from a breach of representations or
covenants, or out of intellectual property infringement or other
claims made against certain parties. Several of these agreements
limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made
and the amount of the claim. In addition, we have entered into
indemnification agreements with our officers and directors, and our
bylaws contain similar indemnification obligations to our
agents.
It is not possible to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum
potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the
unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular
agreement. Additionally, the payments we have made under such
agreements have not had a material adverse effect on our results of
operations, cash flows, or financial position. However, to the
extent that valid indemnification claims arise in the future,
future payments by us could be significant and could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations or cash flows
in a particular period.
As of March 31, 2023, we did not have any material
indemnification claims that were probable or reasonably
possible.
Legal Matters
We record a liability when we believe that it is probable that a
loss has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
If we determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or
range of loss can be estimated, we disclose the reasonably possible
loss. We evaluate developments in our legal matters that could
affect the amount of liability that has been previously accrued,
and the matters and related reasonably possible losses disclosed,
and make adjustments as appropriate.
Certain outstanding matters include speculative, substantial or
indeterminate monetary amounts. Significant judgment is required to
determine both the likelihood of there being a loss and the
estimated amount of a loss related to such matters, and we may be
unable to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of losses.
The outcomes of outstanding legal matters are inherently
unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, and could,
either individually or in aggregate, have a material adverse
effect.
We expense legal fees in the period in which they are
incurred.
Antitrust Investigations
On November 30, 2010, the EC's Directorate General for Competition
opened an investigation into various antitrust-related complaints
against us.
On June 27, 2017, the EC announced its decision that certain
actions taken by Google regarding its display and ranking of
shopping search results and ads infringed European competition law.
The EC decision imposed a €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion as of June 27,
2017) fine. On September 11, 2017, we appealed the EC decision to
the General Court, and on September 27, 2017, we implemented
product changes to bring shopping ads into compliance with the EC's
decision. We recognized a charge of $2.7 billion for the fine in
the second quarter of 2017. On November 10, 2021, the General Court
rejected our appeal, and we subsequently filed an appeal with the
European Court of Justice on January 20, 2022.
On July 18, 2018, the EC announced its decision that certain
provisions in Google’s Android-related distribution agreements
infringed European competition law. The EC decision imposed a €4.3
billion ($5.1 billion as of June 30, 2018) fine and directed the
termination of the conduct at issue. On October 9, 2018, we
appealed the EC decision, and on October 29, 2018, we implemented
changes to certain of our Android distribution practices. On
September 14, 2022, the General Court reduced the fine from €4.3
billion to €4.1 billion. We subsequently filed an appeal with
the European Court of Justice. In 2018, we recognized a charge of
$5.1 billion for the fine, which we reduced by
$217 million in 2022.
On March 20, 2019, the EC announced its decision that certain
contractual provisions in agreements that Google had with AdSense
for Search partners infringed European competition law. The EC
decision imposed a fine of €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion as of March
20, 2019) and directed actions related to AdSense for Search
partners' agreements, which we implemented prior to the decision.
On June 4, 2019, we appealed the EC decision, which remains
pending. We recognized a charge of $1.7 billion for the fine in the
first quarter of 2019.
From time to time we are subject to formal and informal inquiries
and investigations on various competition matters by regulatory
authorities in the U.S., Europe, and other jurisdictions globally.
For example:
•In
August 2019, we began receiving civil investigative demands from
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting information and
documents relating to our prior antitrust investigations and
certain aspects of our business. The DOJ and a number of state
Attorneys General filed a lawsuit on October 20, 2020 alleging that
Google violated U.S. antitrust laws relating to Search and Search
advertising. Further, in June 2022, the Australian Competition and
Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the United Kingdom's Competition and
Markets Authority (CMA) each opened an investigation into Search
distribution practices.
•On
December 16, 2020, a number of state Attorneys General filed an
antitrust complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, alleging that Google violated U.S. antitrust
laws as well as state deceptive trade laws relating to its
advertising technology. Additionally, on January 24, 2023, the DOJ,
along with a number of state Attorneys General, filed an antitrust
complaint alleging that Google’s digital advertising technology
products violate U.S. antitrust laws, and on April 17, 2023, a
number of additional state Attorneys General joined the complaint.
The EC, the CMA, and the ACCC each opened a formal investigation
into Google's advertising technology business practices on June 22,
2021, May 25, 2022, and June 29, 2022, respectively.
•On
July 7, 2021, a number of state Attorneys General filed an
antitrust complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California, alleging that Google’s operation of Android
and Google Play violated U.S. antitrust laws and state antitrust
and consumer protection laws. In May 2022, the EC and the CMA each
opened investigations into Google Play’s business practices. Korean
regulators are investigating Google Play's billing practices, most
recently opening a formal review in May 2022 of Google's compliance
with the new app store billing regulations.
We believe these complaints are without merit and will defend
ourselves vigorously. We continue to cooperate with federal and
state regulators in the U.S., the EC, and other regulators around
the world.
Patent and Intellectual Property Claims
We have had patent, copyright, trade secret, and trademark
infringement lawsuits filed against us claiming that certain of our
products, services, and technologies infringe others' intellectual
property rights. Adverse results in these lawsuits may include
awards of substantial monetary damages, costly royalty or licensing
agreements, or orders preventing us from offering certain features,
functionalities, products, or services. As a result, we may have to
change our business practices and develop non-infringing products
or technologies, which could result in a loss of revenues for us
and otherwise harm our business. In addition, the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) has increasingly become an
important forum to litigate intellectual property disputes because
an ultimate loss in an ITC action can result in a prohibition on
importing infringing products into the U.S. Because the U.S. is an
important market, a prohibition on importation could have an
adverse effect on us, including preventing us from importing many
important products into the U.S. or necessitating workarounds that
may limit certain features of our products.
Furthermore, many of our agreements with our customers and partners
require us to indemnify them against certain intellectual property
infringement claims, which would increase our costs as a result of
defending such claims, and may require that we pay significant
damages if there were an adverse ruling in any such claims. In
addition, our customers and partners may discontinue the use of our
products, services, and technologies, as a result of injunctions or
otherwise, which could result in loss of revenues and adversely
affect our business.
Other
We are subject to claims, lawsuits, regulatory and government
investigations, other proceedings, and consent orders involving
competition, intellectual property, data privacy and security, tax
and related compliance, labor and employment, commercial disputes,
content generated by our users, goods and services offered by
advertisers or publishers using our platforms, personal injury,
consumer protection, and other matters. For example, we currently
have a number of privacy investigations and lawsuits ongoing in
multiple jurisdictions. We also periodically have data incidents
that we report to relevant regulators as required by law. Such
claims, lawsuits, regulatory and government investigations, other
proceedings, and consent orders could result in substantial fines
and penalties, injunctive relief, ongoing monitoring and auditing
obligations, changes to our products and services, alterations to
our business models and operations, and collateral related civil
litigation or other adverse consequences, all of which could harm
our business, reputation, financial condition, and operating
results.
We have ongoing legal matters relating to Russia. For example,
civil judgments that include compounding penalties have been
imposed upon us in connection with disputes regarding the
termination of accounts, including those of sanctioned parties. We
do not believe these ongoing legal matters will have a material
adverse effect.
Non-Income Taxes
We are under audit by various domestic and foreign tax authorities
with regards to non-income tax matters. The subject matter of
non-income tax audits primarily arises from disputes on the tax
treatment and tax rate applied to the sale of our products and
services in these jurisdictions and the tax treatment of certain
employee benefits. We accrue non-income taxes that may result from
examinations by, or any negotiated agreements with, these tax
authorities when a loss is probable and reasonably estimable. If we
determine that a loss is reasonably possible and the loss or range
of loss can be estimated, we disclose the reasonably possible loss.
Due to the inherent complexity and uncertainty of these matters and
judicial process in certain jurisdictions, the final outcome may be
materially different from our expectations.
For information regarding income tax contingencies, see Note
13.
Note 10. Stockholders' Equity
Share Repurchases
In April 2022, the Board of Directors of Alphabet authorized the
company to repurchase up to $70.0 billion of its Class A and
Class C shares. As of March 31, 2023, $13.1 billion remains
available for Class A and Class C share repurchases. In April 2023,
the Board of Directors of Alphabet authorized the company to
repurchase up to an additional $70.0 billion of its Class A
and Class C shares.
The following
table presents Class A and Class C shares repurchased and
subsequently retired (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
Class A share repurchases |
21 |
|
|
$ |
2,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
Class C share repurchases |
136 |
|
|
13,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total share repurchases(1)
|
157 |
|
|
$ |
15,124 |
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Shares
repurchased include unsettled repurchases as of March 31,
2023.
Class A and Class C shares are repurchased in a manner deemed in
the best interest of the company and its stockholders, taking into
account the economic cost and prevailing market conditions,
including the relative trading prices and volumes of the Class A
and Class C shares. Repurchases are executed from time to time,
subject to general business and market conditions and other
investment opportunities, through open market purchases or
privately negotiated transactions, including through Rule 10b5-1
plans. The repurchase program does not have an expiration
date.
Note 11. Net Income Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
net income per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C stock
(in millions, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
Class A |
|
Class B |
|
Class C |
|
Class A |
|
Class B |
|
Class C |
Basic net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of undistributed earnings |
$ |
7,481 |
|
|
$ |
1,109 |
|
|
$ |
7,846 |
|
|
$ |
7,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
|
$ |
7,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of shares used in per share computation |
6,009 |
|
|
891 |
|
|
6,303 |
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
883 |
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income per share |
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
1.24 |
|
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.18 |
|
Diluted net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of undistributed earnings for basic
computation |
$ |
7,481 |
|
|
$ |
1,109 |
|
|
$ |
7,846 |
|
|
$ |
7,006 |
|
|
$ |
1,040 |
|
|
$ |
7,005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reallocation of undistributed earnings as a result of conversion of
Class B to Class A shares |
1,109 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
1,040 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
Reallocation of undistributed earnings |
(95) |
|
|
(12) |
|
|
95 |
|
|
(27) |
|
|
(4) |
|
|
27 |
|
Allocation of undistributed earnings |
$ |
8,495 |
|
|
$ |
1,097 |
|
|
$ |
7,941 |
|
|
$ |
8,019 |
|
|
$ |
1,036 |
|
|
$ |
7,032 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of shares used in basic computation |
6,009 |
|
|
891 |
|
|
6,303 |
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
883 |
|
|
5,949 |
|
Weighted-average effect of dilutive securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of Class B to Class A shares
outstanding |
891 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
883 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted stock units and other contingently issuable
shares |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
148 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
42 |
|
Number of shares used in per share computation |
6,900 |
|
|
891 |
|
|
6,451 |
|
|
6,832 |
|
|
883 |
|
|
5,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income per share |
$ |
1.23 |
|
|
$ |
1.23 |
|
|
$ |
1.23 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
For the periods presented above, the net income per share amounts
are the same for Class A, Class B, and Class C stock because the
holders of each class are entitled to equal per share dividends or
distributions in liquidation in accordance with the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alphabet Inc.
Note 12. Compensation Plans
Stock-Based Compensation
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2023, total
stock-based compensation (SBC) expense was $4.5 billion and
$5.3 billion,
including amounts associated with awards we expect to settle in
Alphabet stock of $4.4 billion and $5.1 billion,
respectively.
For the
three months ended March 31, 2023
total SBC expense includes $412 million associated with
workforce reduction costs. See Note 7 for further
information.
Stock-Based Award Activities
The following table summarizes the activities for unvested Alphabet
restricted stock units (RSUs) for the three months ended March 31,
2023 (in millions, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested Restricted Stock Units |
|
Number of
Shares |
|
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value |
Unvested as of December 31, 2022 |
324 |
|
|
$ |
107.98 |
|
Granted |
234 |
|
|
$ |
94.51 |
|
Vested |
(48) |
|
|
$ |
100.25 |
|
Forfeited/canceled |
(10) |
|
|
$ |
110.60 |
|
Unvested as of March 31, 2023 |
500 |
|
|
$ |
102.36 |
|
As of March 31, 2023, there was $48.6 billion of unrecognized
compensation cost related to unvested RSUs. This amount is expected
to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.
Note 13. Income Taxes
The following table presents provision for income taxes (in
millions, except for effective tax rate):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
Income before provision for income taxes |
$ |
18,934 |
|
|
$ |
18,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
Provision for income taxes |
$ |
2,498 |
|
|
$ |
3,154 |
|
|
|
|
|
Effective tax rate |
13.2 |
% |
|
17.3 |
% |
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We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and foreign
jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating our
uncertain tax positions and determining our provision for income
taxes. The total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was $7.1
billion and $7.5 billion as of December 31, 2022 and
March 31, 2023, respectively, of which $5.3 billion and $5.7
billion,
if recognized,
would affect our effective tax rate, respectively.
Note 14. Information about Segments and Geographic
Areas
We report our segment results as Google Services, Google Cloud, and
Other Bets:
•Google
Services includes products and services such as ads, Android,
Chrome, hardware, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube.
Google Services generates revenues primarily from advertising;
sales of apps and in-app purchases, and hardware; and fees received
for subscription-based products such as YouTube Premium and YouTube
TV.
•Google
Cloud includes infrastructure and platform services, collaboration
tools, and other services for enterprise customers. Google Cloud
generates revenues from fees received for Google Cloud Platform
services, Google Workspace communication and collaboration tools,
and other enterprise services.
•Other
Bets is a combination of multiple operating segments that are not
individually material. Revenues from Other Bets are generated
primarily from the sale of health technology and internet
services.
Revenues, certain costs, such as costs associated with content and
traffic acquisition, certain engineering activities, and hardware,
as well as certain operating expenses are directly attributable to
our segments. Due to the integrated nature of Alphabet, other costs
and expenses, such as technical infrastructure and office
facilities, are managed centrally at a consolidated level. These
costs, including the associated depreciation and impairment, are
allocated to operating segments as a service cost generally based
on usage, headcount, or revenue.
Reflecting DeepMind's increasing collaboration with Google
Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets, beginning in the first
quarter of 2023 DeepMind is reported as part of Alphabet's
unallocated corporate costs instead of within Other Bets.
Additionally, beginning in the first quarter of 2023, we updated
and simplified our cost allocation methodologies to provide our
business leaders with increased transparency for
decision-making.
After the segment reporting changes discussed above, unallocated
corporate costs primarily include AI-focused shared R&D
activities; corporate initiatives such as our philanthropic
activities; and corporate shared costs such as finance, certain
human resource costs, and legal, including certain fines and
settlements. In the first quarter of 2023, unallocated corporate
costs also include charges associated with reductions in our
workforce and office space. Additionally, hedging gains (losses)
related to revenue are included in unallocated corporate
costs.
Prior periods have been recast to conform to the current
presentation.
Our operating segments are not evaluated using asset
information.
The following table presents information about our segments (in
millions):
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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Revenues: |
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Google Services |
$ |
61,472 |
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$ |
61,961 |
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Google Cloud |
5,821 |
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7,454 |
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Other Bets |
440 |
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|
288 |
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Hedging gains (losses) |
278 |
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|
84 |
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Total revenues |
$ |
68,011 |
|
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$ |
69,787 |
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Three Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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2022 |
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2023 |
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Operating income (loss): |
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Google Services |
$ |
21,973 |
|
|
$ |
21,737 |
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|
|
|
Google Cloud |
(706) |
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|
191 |
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|
|
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Other Bets |
(835) |
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|
(1,225) |
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Corporate costs, unallocated |
(338) |
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(3,288) |
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Total income from operations |
$ |
20,094 |
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$ |
17,415 |
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For revenues by geography, see Note 2.
The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area,
which includes property and equipment, net and operating lease
assets (in millions):
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As of
December 31, 2022 |
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As of
March 31, 2023 |
Long-lived assets: |
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United States |
$ |
93,565 |
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$ |
96,519 |
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International |
33,484 |
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35,488 |
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Total long-lived assets |
$ |
127,049 |
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$ |
132,007 |
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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
Please read the following discussion and analysis of our financial
condition and results of operations together with "Note About
Forward-Looking Statements" and our consolidated financial
statements and related notes included under Item 1 of this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, including Part I,
Item 1A "Risk Factors."
Understanding Alphabet’s Financial Results
Alphabet is a collection of businesses — the largest of which is
Google. We report Google in two segments, Google Services and
Google Cloud; we also report all non-Google businesses collectively
as Other Bets. For further details on our segments, see Note 14 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1
of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Revenues and Monetization Metrics
We generate revenues by delivering relevant, cost-effective online
advertising; cloud-based solutions that provide enterprise
customers of all sizes with infrastructure and platform services as
well as communication and collaboration tools; sales of other
products and services, such as apps and in-app purchases, and
hardware; and fees received for subscription-based products. For
details on how we recognize revenue, see Note 1 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2022.
In addition to the long-term trends and their financial effect on
our business noted in "Trends in Our Business and Financial Effect"
in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, fluctuations in our revenues have
been and may continue to be affected by a combination of factors,
including:
•changes
in foreign currency exchange rates;
•changes
in pricing, such as those resulting from changes in fee structures,
discounts, and customer incentives;
•general
economic conditions and various external dynamics, including
geopolitical events, regulations, and other measures and their
effect on advertiser, consumer, and enterprise
spending;
•new
product and service launches; and
•seasonality.
Additionally, fluctuations in our revenues generated from
advertising ("Google advertising"), revenues from other sources
("Google other revenues"), Google Cloud, and Other Bets revenues
have been and may continue to be affected by other factors unique
to each set of revenues, as described below.
Google Services
Google Services revenues consist of Google advertising as well as
Google other revenues.
Google Advertising
Google advertising revenues are comprised of the
following:
•Google
Search & other, which includes revenues generated on Google
search properties (including revenues from traffic generated by
search distribution partners who use Google.com as their default
search in browsers, toolbars, etc.), and other Google owned and
operated properties like Gmail, Google Maps, and Google
Play;
•YouTube
ads, which includes revenues generated on YouTube properties;
and
•Google
Network, which includes revenues generated on Google Network
properties participating in AdMob, AdSense, and Google Ad
Manager.
We use certain metrics to track how well traffic across various
properties is monetized as it relates to our advertising revenues:
paid clicks and cost-per-click pertain to traffic on Google Search
& other properties, while impressions and cost-per-impression
pertain to traffic on our Google Network properties.
Paid clicks represent engagement by users and include clicks on
advertisements by end-users on Google search properties and other
Google owned and operated properties including Gmail, Google Maps,
and Google
Play. Cost-per-click is defined as click-driven revenues divided by
our total number of paid clicks and represents the average amount
we charge advertisers for each engagement by users.
Impressions include impressions displayed to users on Google
Network properties participating primarily in AdMob, AdSense, and
Google Ad Manager. Cost-per-impression is defined as
impression-based and click-based revenues divided by our total
number of impressions, and represents the average amount we charge
advertisers for each impression displayed to users.
As our business evolves, we periodically review, refine, and update
our methodologies for monitoring, gathering, and counting the
number of paid clicks and the number of impressions, and for
identifying the revenues generated by the corresponding click and
impression activity.
Fluctuations in our advertising revenues, as well as the change in
paid clicks and cost-per-click on Google Search & other
properties and the change in impressions and cost-per-impression on
Google Network properties and the correlation between these items
have been and may continue to be affected by additional factors,
such as:
•advertiser
competition for keywords;
•changes
in advertising quality, formats, delivery or policy;
•changes
in device mix;
•seasonal
fluctuations in internet usage, advertising expenditures, and
underlying business trends, such as traditional retail seasonality;
and
•traffic
growth in emerging markets compared to more mature markets and
across various verticals and channels.
Google Other
Google other revenues are comprised of the following:
•Google
Play, which includes sales of apps and in-app
purchases;
•hardware,
which includes sales of Fitbit wearable devices, Google Nest home
products, and Pixel devices;
•YouTube
non-advertising, which includes subscription revenues from services
such as YouTube Premium and YouTube TV; and
•other
products and services.
Fluctuations in our Google other revenues have been and may
continue to be affected by additional factors, such as changes in
customer usage and demand, number of subscribers, and fluctuations
in the timing of product launches.
Google Cloud
Google Cloud revenues are comprised of the following:
•Google
Cloud Platform, which includes fees for infrastructure, platform,
and other services;
•Google
Workspace, which includes fees for cloud-based communication and
collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive,
Calendar and Meet; and
•other
enterprise services.
Fluctuations in our Google Cloud revenues have been and may
continue to be affected by additional factors, such as customer
usage.
Other Bets
Revenues from Other Bets are generated primarily from the sale of
health technology and internet services.
Costs and Expenses
Our cost structure has two components: cost of revenues and
operating expenses. Our operating expenses include costs related to
R&D, sales and marketing, and general and administrative
functions. Certain of our costs and expenses, including those
associated with the operation of our technical infrastructure as
well as components of our operating expenses, are generally less
variable in nature and may not correlate to changes in
revenue.