While overall Twitter’s just released Q3 numbers were more or less in line as expected, with Q3 EPS printint at just a penny, the same as expected on $361 million in revenues, $10 million higher than the $351 million expected, and even EBITDA of $68 million beat estimates of $52.8 million, the stock after hours has tumbled by some 12%. And while the headline data appear normal, it is one of the gimmicky, non-GAAP “twitter-specific” indicators that the company came up with just to validate its growth story that appears to be the cause of the drop afterhours, namely TWTR’s Timeline Views/MAU, which declined across the board, and were down in both the US and Worldwide not only Y/Y (by -6% and -7%, respectively), but also down compared to the second quarter.
Is this the end of the great non-GAAP growth story? Judging by the market cap, which just lost about $3 billion in value, the answer may be yes.
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