Investorideas.com breaking new for AI, drones, GPS and technology

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Media Alert for NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW); PSFK Follows “The Great Battle Between Digital Wallets and All-in-One Cards” While HisPotion Shows How “Wocket Smart Wallet Slims Down Your Pocket”

Tech Stock Media Alert for NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW);
PSFK Follows “The Great Battle Between Digital Wallets and All-in-One Cards” While HisPotion Shows How “Wocket Smart Wallet Slims Down Your Pocket”

OXFORD, CT – February 11, 2015 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com reports new media coverage for tech stock NXT-ID, Inc (NASDAQ: NXTD; NXTDW), a biometric authentication company focused on the growing mobile commerce market.  The Company’s lead product, the Wocket™ smart wallet has been recognized in a recent post by freelance writer Lara Piras (http://www.larapiras.com/) on the website psfk.com, and is focus of a feature article on HisPotion.com (www.hispotion.com).

The psfk post titled “The Great Battle Between Digital Wallets and All-in-One Cards” examines the differences between ‘Digital Wallets’ such as ApplePay and Google Wallet and ‘all-in-one’ cards like Wocket™, Coin and Plastc; while the HisPotion article addresses the benefits of Wocket over other new payment technologies.

Excerpt:
The Great Battle Between Digital Wallets and All-in-One Cards
Psfk.com
By Lara Piras

…And then we come to the newbies. Smaller companies such as Coin, Wocket and Plastc are offering all-in-one digital credit cards. These all come in the form of a smart card yet have minute details that tell them apart. Coin notifies a user via bluetooth if they’ve left their card behind, Wocket has voice recognition technology and comes in a stylish leather pocket, while Plastc has an e-ink touchscreen that makes it quick and simple to select a particular card.

Excerpt:
Wocket Smart Wallet Slims Down Your Pocket
HisPotion.com (Smart Stuff For Men)
Diana Elena
Having trouble administering your finances? Do you always forget where you left your cards? Are you worried about the security of your cards? Well, worry no more! Let us introduce you Wocket - the world’s first smart wallet!
What makes Wocket so special? It turns up to 10 thousand cards into one WocketCard… And you haven’t heard all: it uses biometric voice security to keep your information protected.
How does it work? Nothing complicated, just swipe all your cards into the Wocket using the included card reader. Barcodes and text (e.g. voter’s registration), loyalty or membership cards can also be included!


For a full list of recent media coverage (including Wocket’s inclusion in lists of the top five, ten and eleven best products at CES) and CES video coverage, please visit http://www.investorideas.com/CO/NXT/

Wocket is a smart wallet designed to protect your identity and replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval.

All your credit, debit, loyalty, gift, ID, membership, insurance, tickets, medical information, passwords, coupons, and virtually any other card can be protected on Wocket.

See the Wocket FAQ at http://www.wocketwallet.com.

About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World: (NXTD) (NXTDW):
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. Wocket was recognized as one of the top technology products at CES 2015 by multiple media outlets including Wired.com. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com/

NXT-ID’ wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification and has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/


Contact:
Corporate info: info@nxt-id.com

Investors:

Media:
D. Van Zant
800 665-0411

Published at Investorideas.com

Get more tech stock news at Investorideas.com

Sign up for free news alerts

Disclaimer/Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news and Linkedintoday plus hundreds of syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. Disclosure: As of January 1, 2015 NXT-Id renewed for five thousand per month and long 144 shares for news publication , PR and Media services  . More info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp and http://www.investorideas.com/About/News/Clientspecifics.asp
BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer: Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country.






Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Chief Technology Officer of NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW) to Speak at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA 2015

Breaking Tech News: Chief Technology Officer of NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW) to Speak at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA 2015

David Tunnell to Speak on Panel Discussing "Global Fraud: Where is the Trust in Cyberspace?"

OXFORD, CT - February 10, 2015 (Investorideas.com Newswire) NXT-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD), a biometric authentication company focused on the growing mobile commerce market, announces that Mr. David Tunnell, the Company's Chief Technology Officer, has been invited to present at CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA 2015. As an expert in biometrics and secure communications, Mr. Tunnell will speak on the critical issue of "Global Fraud: Where is the Trust in Cyberspace?"

CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA is a new business event designed to promote smart technologies in the large and dynamic North American market.

David will discuss enabling technologies that keep private information private where it belongs while facilitating unparalleled convenience and security. Much like how people become familiar with persons' attributes such as their face, voice and other unique features and mannerisms, David will discuss methods such as dynamic pairing to enhance trust between users, devices and applications as they "learn" more about each other via historical "inter-awareness." NXT-ID's patent pending dynamic paring is means to better earn trust over time as users, devices and applications interact and authenticate with one another in order to augment and improve the state-of-the-art in cybercrime, share intelligence and respond prudently in the event of a breach.

The session will be held Tuesday, May 5th from 11:15 – 11:45 AM in Washington D.C. Key themes to be discussed will include data security, authentication, digital identities, privacy and anonymity.

More info on the Conference: 
CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS AMERICA 2015
 
May 5-7, 2015
 
Washington, DC
 
www.cartes-america.com

Bio: David Tunnell, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
David Tunnell is an expert in biometrics, secure communications, and wearable technologies. Mr. Tunnell's experience spans computer security (COMSEC), signal intelligence (SIGINT), communications intelligence (COMINT), and image intelligence (IMINT), with over 29 years of experience in building technologies and companies.
Mr. Tunnell's accomplishments include the Technology of the Year award from Frost & Sullivan for biometrics in 2006 and inventor of a Top Ten Invention for the US Army in 2004. Mr. Tunnell has pioneered a number of technologies including remote distributed sensing and processing, 3D facial recognition and imaging, 3D fingerprint, voice recognition, dynamic biometric-enabled authentication and encryption key generation, and miniature, low-power wearable technologies.



About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World: (NXTD) (NXTDW):
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com/

NXT-ID' wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification and has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/

Forward-Looking Statements for NXT-ID: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements herein with respect to the successful execution of the Company's business strategy. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our ability to possibly license from others patents and patent applications necessary to develop products; the availability of financing; the Company's ability to implement its long range business plan for various applications of its technology; the Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary marketing and/or distribution partners; the impact of competition, the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology; and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts:
Corporate info: info@nxt-id.com


Media:
D. Van Zant
+1-800-665-0411
press@nxt-id.com

Visit this company: nxt-id.com; 3d-id.netwocketwallet.com/

More info on NXTD at Investorideas.com Visit: http://www.investorideas.com/CO/NXT/

Disclaimer/ Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news and Linkedintoday plus hundreds of syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. Disclosure: As of January 1, 2015 NXT-Id renewed for five thousand per month and long 144 shares for media and PR services and news publication. More info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp and http://www.investorideas.com/About/News/Clientspecifics.asp
BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer: Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country.

Become an Investorideas.com Member and access our 14 online stock directories 24/7 – biometrics, technology, mining stocks and more...



Friday, February 6, 2015

NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW) Media Alert: Emmy-winning Investigative Reporter and Producer Peter Greenberg Examines ‘How to Keep Your Money Safe with Smart Wallets’

NXT-ID, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTD; NXTDW) Media Alert: Emmy-winning Investigative Reporter and Producer Peter Greenberg Examines ‘How to Keep Your Money Safe with Smart Wallets

OXFORD, CT – February 6, 2015 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com reports that NXT-ID, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NXTD) Wocket™ smart wallet is included in a recent post on PeterGreenberg.com, the blog of multiple Emmy-winning Investigative Reporter Peter Greenberg.

The blog, titled “Travel Tip: How to Keep your Money Safe with Smart Wallets” appeared today on the authors Travel Guide page at PeterGreenberg.com.  A multiple Emmy-winning investigative reporter and producer, Peter Greenberg is America’s most recognized, honored and respected front-line travel news journalist.  Known in the industry as “The Travel Detective,” he is the travel editor for CBS News, appearing on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley, and Sunday Morning, among other broadcast platforms.

Excerpt:
Travel Tip: How to Keep your Money Safe with Smart Wallets
PeterGreenberg.com
Everyone travels with a wallet of some form, so it’s no wonder there’s new technology to help protect your valuables. Here’s how to keep your money safe… And there’s even something coming out called Wocket that stores all your credit card information in one small smartcard.














For a full list of recent media coverage (including Wocket’s inclusion in lists of the top five, ten and eleven best products at CES) and CES video coverage, please visit http://www.investorideas.com/CO/NXT/

Wocket is a smart wallet designed to protect your identity and replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval.

All your credit, debit, loyalty, gift, ID, membership, insurance, tickets, medical information, passwords, coupons, and virtually any other card can be protected on Wocket.

See the Wocket FAQ at http://www.wocketwallet.com.

About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World: (NASDAQ: NXTD):
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio® solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio® suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.wocketwallet.com/

NXT-ID’ wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification and has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/


Contact:
Corporate info: info@nxt-id.com

Investors:

Media:
D. Van Zant
800 665-0411

Published at Investorideas.com

About www.InvestorIdeas.com: Big Ideas for global investors

Sign up for free news alerts

Disclaimer/Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news and Linkedintoday plus hundreds of syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. Disclosure: As of January 1, 2015 NXT-Id renewed for five thousand per month and long 144 shares for news publication and marketing of Wocket smart wallet. More info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp and http://www.investorideas.com/About/News/Clientspecifics.asp
BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer: Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country.



LinkedIn (LNKD) Sets New High on Earnings



Social Media Stock Earnings Alert; LinkedIn (LNKD) Sets New High on Earnings

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY –February 6,2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks reports on social media stock LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD:NYSE). The stock hit a new high of $271.49 following its earning news being digested by investors.




It’s a good day for investors in the social media sector, with Twitter (TWTR) trading at $47.65, up 6.39 (15.49%) as of 10:31AM EST, with a high of $48.8 on its earnings reported at the close yesterday.




LinkedIn Corporation Earnings:
• Revenue for the fourth quarter was $643 million, an increase of 44% compared to $447 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue in 2014 was $2,219 million, an increase of 45% compared to $1,529 million in 2013.

• Net income attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter was $3 million, compared to net income of $4 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter was $77 million, compared to $48 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Net loss attributable to common stockholders in 2014 was ($16) million, compared to net income of $27 million in 2013. Non-GAAP net income in 2014 was $254 million, compared to $192 million in 2013. Non-GAAP net income excludes tax affected non-cash items, such as stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets. For additional information, see section "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

• Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $179 million, or 28% of revenue, compared to $111 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, or 25% of revenue. Adjusted EBITDA in 2014 was $592 million, or 27% of revenue, compared to $376 million in 2013, or 25% of revenue.

• GAAP diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.02, compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.03 for the fourth quarter 2013; non-GAAP diluted EPS for the fourth quarter was $0.61, compared to non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.39 for the fourth quarter of 2013. GAAP diluted EPS in 2014 was ($0.13), compared to GAAP diluted EPS of $0.23 in 2013; non-GAAP diluted EPS in 2014 was $2.02, compared to non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.61 in 2013.

"The fourth quarter capped another successful year for LinkedIn, which was marked by steady member growth and strong financial results," said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. "We continued to make significant progress against a number of multi-year, strategic initiatives including mobile, jobs, content, and global expansion."

Fourth Quarter Operating Summary
• Talent Solutions: Revenue from Talent Solutions products totaled $369 million, an increase of 41% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Talent Solutions revenue represented 57% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 58% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

• Marketing Solutions: Revenue from Marketing Solutions products totaled $153 million, an increase of 56% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Marketing Solutions revenue represented 24% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 22% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

• Premium Subscriptions: Revenue from Premium Subscriptions products totaled $121 million, an increase of 38% compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. Premium Subscriptions represented 19% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014, compared to 20% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Revenue from the U.S. totaled $388 million, and represented 60% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenue from international markets totaled $255 million, and represented 40% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Revenue from the field sales channel totaled $414 million, and represented 64% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenue from the online channel totaled $230 million, and represented 36% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2014.

2014 Highlights and Strategic Announcements
Throughout 2014, LinkedIn:
• Increased the scale and relevance of job listings through the acquisition of Bright. LinkedIn now has 3 million active job listings on the platform, an approximate 10x increase versus last year. As we continue to add jobs on LinkedIn, we grow closer to realizing our vision of having every job in the world on LinkedIn.

• Expanded the professional publishing platform by introducing long-form posting to more than 230 million English-speaking members. Members are increasingly creating content on LinkedIn, and we recently surpassed one million total long-form posts and 50,000 posts per week. Through the publishing platform, Pulse, and SlideShare, we seek to make the world's professional knowledge available on LinkedIn.

• Broadened its global reach, with nearly 70% of total members coming from non-U.S. geographies. In February, we launched a localized version of LinkedIn in Simplified Chinese & Traditional Chinese. Since launch, LinkedIn has nearly doubled its Chinese member base from 4 million to more than 8 million. More recently, LinkedIn's application for an ICP license in China for the local Chinese LinkedIn site was approved, better enabling us to connect the world's professionals.

"The fourth quarter underscored a strong 2014 for LinkedIn, as we demonstrated growing organic engagement and solid performance across our three, diverse product lines." said Steve Sordello, CFO of LinkedIn. "Entering 2015, we plan to continue investing in our long-term roadmap to further pursue our vision to build the world's first economic graph."

Business Outlook
LinkedIn is providing guidance for the first quarter and full year of 2015:
• Q1 2015 Guidance: Revenue is expected to range between $618 million and $622 million. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $152 million and $154 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be approximately $0.53. The company expects depreciation of approximately $61 million, amortization of approximately $12 million, stock-based compensation of approximately $103 million, and 128 million fully-diluted weighted shares.

• Full Year 2015 Guidance: Revenue is expected to range between $2.93 billion and $2.95 billion. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be approximately $785 million. Non-GAAP EPS is expected to be approximately $2.95. The company expects depreciation of approximately $270 million, amortization of approximately $45 million, stock-based compensation of approximately $460 million, and approximately 130 million fully-diluted weighted shares.

InvestorIdeas.com newswire is a global recognized news source. We publish original content, third party investment commentary, contributor articles, company news and press releases in leading sectors.
Sectors we cover in include mining, energy, renewable energy, water stocks, food and beverage (including organic and LOHAS, wine), defense and security, biotech, technology and mobile. We have also recently expanded our global coverage to include Latin American stocks, sports and entertainment.

Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas
Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas

Sign up for free news alerts at Investorideas.com

Become an Investorideas.com Member and access our online stock directories listing thousands of publicly traded stocks in leading sectors 

Disclaimer/ Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. More disclaimer info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp
BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer : Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country.

Contact Investorideas.com
800 665 0411


Twitter (TWTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results



Tech Stock Earnings Alert; Twitter (TWTR) Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2014 Results

Point Roberts WA, NEW YORK, NY – February 6, 2015 - Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including tech stocks reports on social media stock Twitter  (NYSE: TWTR) .

One the market close February 5th, Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2014. The stock traded up over 9% in after-hours trading following the news.
Highlights -
  • Q4 revenue of $479 million, up 97% year-over-year
  • Q4 net loss of $125 million and non-GAAP net income of $79 million
  • Q4 GAAP EPS of ($0.20) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.12
  • Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $141 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 30%
  • 2014 revenue of $1,403 million, up 111% year-over-year
  • 2014 net loss of $578 million and non-GAAP net income of $101 million
  • 2014 GAAP EPS of ($0.96) and non-GAAP EPS of $0.14
  • 2014 adjusted EBITDA of $301 million, representing an adjusted EBITDA margin of 21%
"We closed out the year with our business advancing at a great pace. Revenue growth accelerated again for the full year, and we had record quarterly profits on an adjusted EBITDA basis," said Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter. "In addition, the trend thus far in Q1 leads us to believe that the absolute number of net users added in Q1 will be similar to what we saw during the first three quarters of 2014."

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.
Fourth Quarter 2014 Operational Highlights
  • Average Monthly Active Users (MAUs) were 288 million for the fourth quarter, an increase of 20% year-over-year, which reflects a loss of approximately 4 million net Monthly Active Users in the fourth quarter due to changes in third party integrations.
  • Average Mobile MAUs represented approximately 80% of total MAUs.
  • Timeline views reached 182 billion for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 23% year-over-year.
  • Advertising revenue per thousand timeline views reached $2.37 in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 60% year-over-year.
Fourth Quarter 2014 Product Highlights
  • Users: Twitter launched the ability for people to share a Tweet privately through a Direct Message, making it easier for people to have private discussions around public content. Twitter also launched the Audio Card, which lets people discover and listen to audio directly in their timeline on Android and iOS devices.
  • Advertisers: Twitter began testing Twitter Offers in the United States, enabling advertisers to create credit card-linked promotions and share them directly with people on Twitter. Twitter also launched tailored audiences for mobile apps, a new way for advertisers to create targetable audience segments based on mobile app actions such as installs, purchases, or sign-ups. Finally, Twitter launched two new mobile targeting options including the ability to target by mobile carrier and the ability to target users with new mobile devices.
  • International Expansion: Twitter continued the international expansion of advertising offerings to 13 additional markets worldwide. Twitter's self serve ad products expanded to 8 new markets in Q4 and now serve marketers in 28 countries.
  • Developers: Twitter held its first mobile developer conference, Flight, where it unveiled Fabric, a single modular Software Developer Kit consisting of app stability and analytics tools through Crashlytics, monetization offerings through MoPub, identity and sign-in services through Twitter and a first-of-its-kind offering called Digits, and content distribution and syndication through an improved Twitter SDK.
  • January Launches: In January, Twitter launched a recap feature, marked with a "While you were away" heading, that surfaces at the top of the Timeline some of the best Tweets people may have missed from accounts people follow; group Direct Messaging, which lets people expand private conversations from one other participant to as many as 20, and new video functionality that allows people to capture, edit and share videos right from within the Twitter app.
Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights
Revenue - Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 totaled $479 million, an increase of 97% compared to $243 million in the same period in 2013.
  • Advertising revenue totaled $432 million, an increase of 97% year-over-year.
  • Mobile advertising revenue was 88% of total advertising revenue.
  • Data licensing and other revenue totaled $47 million, an increase of 105% year-over-year.
  • International revenue totaled $164 million, an increase of 149% year-over-year.
  • International revenue was 34% of total revenue.
Net loss - GAAP net loss was $125 million for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to a GAAP net loss of $511 million in the same period in 2013. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2014 included $177 million of stock-based compensation expense.
Adjusted EBITDA - Adjusted EBITDA was $141 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 216% compared to $45 million in the same period in 2013.
Non-GAAP net income - Non-GAAP net income was $79 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 712% compared to $10 million in the same period in 2013.
EPS - Basic and diluted GAAP EPS was ($0.20) for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to ($1.41) in the same period in 2013.
Non-GAAP EPS - Non-GAAP EPS was $0.12 for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $0.02 in the same period in 2013.
Capital expenditures - Purchases of property and equipment for the fourth quarter of 2014 were $69 million. Additionally, $30 million of equipment was financed through capital leases during the fourth quarter of 2014.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities - As of December 31, 2014, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were approximately $3.6 billion, compared to $3.6 billion as of September 30, 2014.
Outlook
Twitter's outlook for the first quarter of 2015 is as follows:
  • Revenue is projected to be in the range of $440 million to $450 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $89 million to $94 million.
  • Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $160 million to $170 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.
Twitter's outlook for the full year of 2015 is as follows:
  • Revenue is projected to be in the range of $2.3 billion to $2.35 billion.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be in the range of $550 million to $575 million.
  • Capital expenditures are projected to be in the range of $500 million to $650 million.
  • Stock-based compensation expense is projected to be in the range of $700 million to $750 million, excluding the impact of equity awards that may be granted in connection with potential future acquisitions.
Note that Twitter's outlook for the first quarter and full year of 2015 reflects foreign exchange rates as of January 31, 2015.

Webcast and Conference Call Details
Twitter will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss financial results. Questions submitted via Twitter, directed to @TwitterIR, using the hashtag #TWTRearnings will be considered during the Q&A portion of the conference call in addition to questions submitted by conference call participants. A live webcast of the conference call, Twitter's financial results and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Twitter's website at investor.twitterinc.com. A replay will be archived and accessible at the same website after the conference call. Twitter has used, and intends to continue to use, its Investor Relations website (investor.twitterinc.com), as well as certain Twitter accounts (@dickc, @twitter and @twitterIR), as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

About Twitter, Inc.
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is a global platform for public self-expression and conversation in real time. By developing a fundamentally new way for people to create, distribute and discover content, we have democratized content creation and distribution, enabling any voice to echo around the world instantly and unfiltered. The service can be accessed at Twitter.com, via the Twitter mobile application and via text message. Available in more than 35 languages, Twitter has 288 million monthly active users. For more information, visit discover.twitter.com or follow @twitter.


InvestorIdeas.com newswire is a global recognized news source. We publish original content, third party investment commentary, contributor articles, company news and press releases in leading sectors.
Sectors we cover in include mining, energy, renewable energy, water stocks, food and beverage (including organic and LOHAS, wine), defense and security, biotech, technology and mobile. We have also recently expanded our global coverage to include Latin American stocks, sports and entertainment.

Follow Investorideas.com on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Investorideas
Follow Investorideas.com on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Investorideas

Sign up for free news alerts at Investorideas.com

Become an Investorideas.com Member and access our online stock directories listing thousands of publicly traded stocks in leading sectors 

Disclaimer/ Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. More disclaimer info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp
BC Residents and Investor Disclaimer : Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country.

Contact Investorideas.com
800 665 0411