Author Topic: Quarterly results (Read 11910 times)

Pauws99 · « **on:** November 04, 2016, 07:34 »

Third Quarter 2016 highlights as compared to Third Quarter 2015:

Financial Highlights
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Revenue increase d 15% to $123.1 million
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Income from operations increase d 40% to $11.3 million
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Net income increase d 129% to $9.4 million
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Adjusted EBITDA increase d 17% to $23.0 million

Key Operating Metrics
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Paid downloads increase d 8%
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Revenue per download increased 5%
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Image collection expanded 61% to 102.7 million images
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Video collection expanded 64% to 5.4 million clips

Downloads up 8% so not very exciting.......Collection increased by an eyewatering 60% plus...how long can this go on? Sooner or later collection growth will stall surely. This time next year they would need 160m images to keep this up! (and in two years 256m!!)

jonbull · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2016, 07:53 »

as somebody said this industry will begin just a hobby for 99% and only big producers with low cost ( soietic union thailand and some other country with cheap model cheap cost of production) and some lucky who found a niche ( but what is a niche in micro stock?)....microstock for me will be a good sideline to earn more money but if i had to trust this to make a living out of photography i would have already chosen another path.
and it will be worst and worst.
the more i upload, better content for sure than in past, the earning seems stall at the same level. they not moving from that level in any site. probably i am wrong with keyword or i don't know what to think....but when i re people with 500 600 images earning thousand of dollar it makes me think a lot.

Bauman · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2016, 08:47 »

For the first time Shutterstock numbers are down compared to previous quarter:

Images (no video)

Q2 +11.100.000 (from 81.0 mil. to 92.1 mil.)
Q3 +10.600.000 (from 92.1 mil. to 102.7 mil.)

Downloads

Q2 43.400.000
Q3 41.200.000

Earnings

Q2 124.400.000 $
Q3 123.100.000 $

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2016, 15:39 »

What was last year? this business is quite seasonal i think. You should be comparing the same quarters from previous years too.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 04, 2016, 16:29 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on November 04, 2016, 15:39

What was last year? this business is quite seasonal i think. You should be comparing the same quarters from previous years too.

The top post does that

beketoff · « **Reply #5 on:** November 04, 2016, 16:50 »

Things don't seem as bright for SSTK following the latest quarterly results:

Pauws99 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 04, 2016, 17:01 »

May be the first signs of Adobe making serious inroads....SS really need to get their act together imho they do seem to be losing their grip but think they are still a long way ahead.

w7lwi · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2016, 20:37 »

And SSTK stock tanked on the earnings announcement. Dropped over 6 points to the upper 40's (48.xx). A drop in excess of 10%. According to one analysis, their earnings went up but total sales went down. If they are losing sales, but increasing profits, that points to inroads from competitors and reducing the cost of sales (sales from newbies is only one of many possibilities).

YadaYadaYada · « **Reply #8 on:** November 04, 2016, 21:07 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on November 04, 2016, 17:01

May be the first signs of Adobe making serious inroads....SS really need to get their act together imho they do seem to be losing their grip but think they are still a long way ahead.

I think you are right. Maybe not the end, but a serious change in the overwhelming leader dominance. Reminds me that once IS was the leader and the rest were chasing. Adobestock will catch SS eventually, not for a few more years. Growth and innovation will win.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #9 on:** November 04, 2016, 23:13 »

Quote from: jonbull on November 04, 2016, 07:53

but what is a niche in micro stock?

Space stuff!

gyllens · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:06 »

There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:27 »

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06

There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

I kind of get what you're trying to say, but for the sake of accuracy, your statement is 100% false.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:27 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on November 04, 2016, 16:29

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on November 04, 2016, 15:39
What was last year? this business is quite seasonal i think. You should be comparing the same quarters from previous years too.
The top post does that

Thanks

Pauws99 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:28 »

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06

There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

Indeed every business has a lifecycle and those related to IT shorter than most its just working out where it is that is the key for investors......SS stock down 10% yesterday.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:31 »

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on November 05, 2016, 02:27

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06
There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

I kind of get what you're trying to say, but for the sake of accuracy, your statement is 100% false.

Not really historically there may be but in the long term all business come to an end...just like people don't live forever even though lots of people remain alive....mind you I do plan to live forever or die in the attempt.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #15 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:32 »

Istock will be eating into ss sales in a big way too. PP and sub sales are increasing at IS in a big way in terms of volume at the expense of their one off sales. so we are losing money with IS's worse comissions and SS is losing customers.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:34 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on November 05, 2016, 02:32

Istock will be eating into ss sales in a big way too. PP and sub sales are increasing at IS in a big way in terms of volume at the expense of their one off sales. so we are losing money with IS's worse comissions and SS is losing customers.

Any evidence? I doub't it very much Adobe may be although ss deny it

Pauws99 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 05, 2016, 02:43 »

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4019890-shutterstocks-sstk-ceo-jon-oringer-q3-2016-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single For those of you interested

gyllens · « **Reply #18 on:** November 05, 2016, 03:53 »

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on November 05, 2016, 02:27

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06
There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

I kind of get what you're trying to say, but for the sake of accuracy, your statement is 100% false.

Oh well in that case we will all be laughing all the way to the bank! we're not..... or maybe we are? you might be perfectly correct.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #19 on:** November 05, 2016, 03:53 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on November 05, 2016, 02:34

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on November 05, 2016, 02:32
Istock will be eating into ss sales in a big way too. PP and sub sales are increasing at IS in a big way in terms of volume at the expense of their one off sales. so we are losing money with IS's worse comissions and SS is losing customers.
Any evidence? I doub't it very much Adobe may be although ss deny it

Only seeing my is subs increasing. those customers must be from somewhere

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #20 on:** November 05, 2016, 03:55 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on November 05, 2016, 02:28

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06
There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.
Indeed every business has a lifecycle and those related to IT shorter than most its just working out where it is that is the key for investors......SS stock down 10% yesterday.

Absolutely. I'm not disagreeing with any of that, but... I'm sure there's plenty of companies that have made consistent annual increases in revenue. That could be over a few years, of which there's probably plenty... or it could be over decades, of which there's probably hardly any.

However, even if year on year increases become less likely as time goes on, and the odds of it happening until the end of time are vurtually non-existent... the companies which are still having consistent growth, are currently going up up and up year after year.

Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but for his statement to be accurate, it relies on something happening which hasn't happened yet. And although that something is very, very likely to happen at some point in the future... it's still not 100% guaranteed.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #21 on:** November 05, 2016, 03:58 »

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 03:53

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on November 05, 2016, 02:27
Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06
There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

I kind of get what you're trying to say, but for the sake of accuracy, your statement is 100% false.

Oh well in that case we will all be laughing all the way to the bank! we're not..... or maybe we are? you might be perfectly correct.

Based on your reply, you seem to be under the impression that I'm saying that every person and/or company in the world will make more money than they did last year, and this will happen until the end of time. I don't think I even inferred or hinted at anything like that, but hey-ho!

Pauws99 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 05, 2016, 04:21 »

Yep I think you are splitting hairs...I think we all basically agree. Probably the most successful enduring business is the catholic church ;-).

gyllens · « **Reply #23 on:** November 05, 2016, 04:27 »

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on November 05, 2016, 03:58

Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 03:53
Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on November 05, 2016, 02:27
Quote from: gyllens on November 05, 2016, 02:06
There is no corporation or PLC in the entire world that just keeps going up up and up year after year.

I kind of get what you're trying to say, but for the sake of accuracy, your statement is 100% false.

Oh well in that case we will all be laughing all the way to the bank! we're not..... or maybe we are? you might be perfectly correct.

Based on your reply, you seem to be under the impression that I'm saying that every person and/or company in the world will make more money than they did last year, and this will happen until the end of time. I don't think I even inferred or hinted at anything like that, but hey-ho!

No what I meant was that its hard pushed to find any corp who constantly lets say over a period of 15 years produce a constantly rising quarterly report every single year. Ups and downs are common in the business world and in the stock market it happens every second of the day.

SpaceStockFootage · « **Reply #24 on:** November 05, 2016, 04:32 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on November 05, 2016, 04:21

Yep I think you are splitting hairs...I think we all basically agree. Probably the most successful enduring business is the catholic church ;-).

Those guys are killing it!

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