Google is a multinational corporation that is specialized in Internet-related services and products. The Company’s product portfolio includes Google Search, which provides users with access to information online; Knowledge Graph that allows users to search for things, people or places as well as builds systems recognizing speech and understanding natural language; Google Now, which provides information to users when they need it; Product Listing Ads that offer product image, price and merchant information; AdWords, an auction-based advertising program; AdSense, which enables websites that are part of the Google Network to deliver ads; Google Display, a display advertising network; DoubleClick Ad Exchange, a marketplace for the trading display ad space; and YouTube that offers video, interactive and other ad formats.
Additionally, Google offers Android, an open-source mobile software platform; hardware products, including Chromebook, Chrome, Chromecast and Nexus devices; Google+, a social platform for sharing content with others; Google Play, a cloud-based digital entertainment store for apps, music, books and movies; Google Drive, a place for users to create, share, collaborate and keep their stuff; and Google Wallet, a virtual wallet for in-store contactless payments. Further, The Company provides Google Apps, which include Gmail, Calendar and Google Sites that are built for people to work anywhere, anytime, on any device without loss of security or control; Google Earth Enterprise, a software solution for imagery and data visualization; Google BigQuery for real-time analytics; Google Cloud SQL for structured query language; and Google Compute Engine, an Infrastructure-as-a-service-Platform. Google also offers mobile wireless devices, and related products and services.
Google was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, US
Key People at Google
Sundar Pichai
CEO
Ruth Porat
CFO
David Drummond
Senior VP & CLO
Sridhar Ramaswamy
Senior VP
Google Office Locations
Google has offices in Mountain View, Mexico City, Haifa, Tel Aviv and in 97 other locations
Mountain View, US (HQ)
1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy
Bucharest, RO
Str. C. A. Rosetti nr. 17
Dubai, AE
Building No 17, Dubai Internet City
Istanbul, TR
Kanyon Ofis Binasi Kat. 6, Buyukdere Cad. No. 185
Tel Aviv, IL
Levinstein Tower, 23 Menachem Begin Road
Haifa, IL
Building 30, Advanced Technology Center
Google Data and Metrics
Google Summary
Founding Date | 1998 |
Total Funding | $36.1 m |
Investors | Angel Investors LP, David Cheriton, Andreas Bechtolsheim, Sequoia Capital, Jeff Bezos, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Signatures Capital, yahoo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Tiger Woods, Ram Shriram, Henry Kissinger |
In total, Google had raised $36.1 m. Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet
Google Financial Metrics
Google's revenue was reported to be $75 b in FY, 2015 which is a 14% increase from the previous period.
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 55.5 b | 66 b | 75 b |
Revenue growth, % | 19% | 14% | |
Cost of goods sold | 22 b | 25.7 b | 28.2 b |
Gross profit | 33.5 b | 40.3 b | 46.8 b |
Gross profit Margin, % | 60% | 61% | 62% |
Sales and marketing expense | 6.6 b | 8.1 b | 9 b |
R&D expense | 7.1 b | 9.8 b | 12.3 b |
General and administrative expense | 4.4 b | 5.9 b | 6.1 b |
Operating expense total | 18.1 b | 23.8 b | 27.5 b |
EBIT | 15.4 b | 16.5 b | 19.4 b |
EBIT margin, % | 28% | 25% | 26% |
Pre tax profit | 15.9 b | 17.3 b | 19.7 b |
Income tax expense | 2.7 b | 3.6 b | 3.3 b |
Net Income | 12.7 b | 14.1 b | 16.3 b |
- Source: SEC Filings
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 18.9 b | 18.3 b | 16.5 b |
Accounts Receivable | 8.9 b | 9.4 b | 11.6 b |
Current Assets | 72.9 b | 78.7 b | 90.1 b |
PP&E | 16.5 b | 23.9 b | 29 b |
Goodwill | 11.5 b | 15.6 b | 15.9 b |
Total Assets | 110.9 b | 129.2 b | 147.5 b |
Accounts Payable | 2.5 b | 1.7 b | 1.9 b |
Total Debt | 5.2 b | 5.2 b | 5.2 b |
Current Liabilities | 15.9 b | 16.8 b | 19.3 b |
Retained Earnings | 61.3 b | 75.1 b | 90.9 b |
Total Equity | 87.3 b | 103.9 b | 120.3 b |
Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.1 x | 0.1 x | 0 x |
Debt to Assets Ratio | 0 x | 0 x | 0 x |
Financial Leverage | 1.3 x | 1.2 x | 1.2 x |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 12.7 b | 14.1 b | 16.3 b |
Cash From Operating Activities | 18.7 b | 22.4 b | 26 b |
Purchases of PP&E | (7.4 b) | (11 b) | (9.9 b) |
Cash From Investing Activities | (13.7 b) | (21.1 b) | (23.7 b) |
Cash From Financing Activities | (857 m) | (1.4 b) | (3.7 b) |
Google Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Owlchemy Labs | May 10, 2017 | |
| Kaggle | March 07, 2017 | |
| Apigee | January 10, 2017 | $625 m |
| Limes Audio | January 06, 2017 | |
| EyeFluence | October 24, 2016 | |
| FameBit | October 11, 2016 | |
| Api.ai | September 19, 2016 | |
| Urban Engines | September 15, 2016 | |
| Orbitera | August 08, 2016 | |
| DeepMind | January 26, 2014 | $500 m |
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Google Online and Social Media Presence
Google News and Updates
June 20, 2017
Google launches its AI-powered jobs search engine
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May 26, 2017
Accused of underpaying women, Google says it's too expensive to get wage data
Officials said it was too financially burdensome and logistically challenging to hand over salary records that the government requested in discrimination case
December 06, 2016
We’re set to reach 100% renewable energy — and it’s just the beginning
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August 16, 2017
Workday acquires the team behind Pattern, a young startup founded by ex-Googlers
The team behind Pattern, a two-year-old, Redwood City, Calif.- based startup, has been quietly acquired by Workday, the financial management and HR software vendor that went public in 2012 as now boasts a market cap of $20.9 billion. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pattern CEO Derek Draper, w…
August 07, 2017
Googler’s anti-diversity manifesto highlights the need for diversity in tech
Unlike most of us, people at Google had a less-than-relaxing weekend because of a document authored and shared widely within the company by a male employee. It was a 10-page manifesto proclaiming the need to dismantle diversity programs within the organization. The screed, titled ‘Google’s Ideolog…
July 31, 2017
This dev brilliantly described every single thing that happens when you visit google.com
When you’re looking for a tech job, a common (clichéd, even) interview question is “what happens when you type google.com into Chrome and hit the return key.” The aim is to see if you understand the fundamentals of how the Internet works — stuff like DNS, HTTP, and ARP. If you’ve got an interview co…