Snap

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Snap is a camera company providing social media services and advertising products. Its flagship product, Snapchat, is a camera application that allows users to communicate visually through short videos and images called Snaps. The company also offers Spectacles, sunglasses that connect with Snapchat and capture video from a human perspective. Snap generates revenue primarily through advertising by providing advertising products as well as campaign management and delivery capabilities and a range of third-party and first-party solutions that provide analytics on campaign attributes.
TypePublic
Founded2011
HQSanta Monica, CA, USMap
Websitesnap.com
Overall CultureBMore
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Locations

Snap is headquartered in
Santa Monica, United States

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Employees (est.) (Dec 2019)3,195(+11%)
Job Openings756
Revenue (FY, 2020)$2.5 B(+47%)
Share Price (Jul 2021)$74.4
Cybersecurity ratingAMore

Key People/Management at Snap

Evan Spiegel

Evan Spiegel

Chief Executive Officer
Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer
Michael Lynton

Michael Lynton

Chairman of Board of Directors
Jared Grusd

Jared Grusd

Chief Strategy Officer
Jeremi Gorman

Jeremi Gorman

Chief Business Officer
Lara Sweet

Lara Sweet

Chief People Officer
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Snap Office Locations

Snap has offices in Santa Monica, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and in 15 other locations
Santa Monica, CA, US (HQ)
2772 Donald Douglas Loop N
New York, NY, US
229 W 43rd St
San Francisco, CA, US
875 Howard St, San Francisco
Seattle, WA, US
2025 1st Ave #500
London, GB
7 Lexington St, Soho
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Snap Financials and Metrics

Snap Revenue

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Snap's revenue was reported to be $2.51 b in FY, 2020
USD

Revenue (Q1, 2021)

769.6m

Gross profit (Q1, 2021)

357.0m

Gross profit margin (Q1, 2021), %

46.4%

Net income (Q1, 2021)

(286.9m)

EBIT (Q1, 2021)

(303.6m)

Market capitalization (30-Jul-2021)

117.7b

Closing stock price (30-Jul-2021)

74.4

Cash (31-Mar-2021)

967.5m

EV

119.3b
Snap's current market capitalization is $117.7 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Revenue

824.9m1.2b1.7b2.5b

Revenue growth, %

104%43%45%

Cost of goods sold

717.5m798.9m895.8m324.3m

Gross profit

107.5m381.6m819.7m2.2b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Revenue

230.7m262.3m297.7m320.4m388.0m446.2m462.5m454.2m678.7m769.6m

Cost of goods sold

196.8m191.6m197.6m203.8m215.5m223.1m253.4m250.5m293.1m412.6m

Gross profit

33.9m70.7m100.1m116.7m172.5m223.1m209.1m203.7m385.6m357.0m

Gross profit Margin, %

15%27%34%36%44%50%45%45%57%46%
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Annual
USDFY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Cash

334.1m387.1m520.3m545.6m

Accounts Receivable

279.5m355.0m492.2m744.3m

Prepaid Expenses

56.1m

Current Assets

2.4b1.7b2.6b3.3b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Cash

466.3m393.2m350.4m245.6m335.7m728.8m901.3m1.3b824.1m967.5m

Accounts Receivable

231.4m244.8m261.8m282.4m313.5m374.1m394.1m379.0m529.9m612.8m

Prepaid Expenses

60.8m69.2m

Current Assets

2.1b1.9b1.7b1.5b1.5b2.7b2.5b3.3b3.3b3.2b
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Annual
USDFY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019FY, 2020

Net Income

(3.4b)(1.3b)(1.0b)(944.8m)

Depreciation and Amortization

61.3m91.6m87.2m86.7m

Accounts Payable

49.7m(33.5m)20.7m20.4m

Cash From Operating Activities

(734.7m)(689.9m)(305.0m)(167.6m)
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q3, 2020Q1, 2021

Net Income

(385.8m)(739.1m)(1.1b)(310.4m)(255.2m)(227.4m)(305.9m)(631.9m)(831.7m)(286.9m)

Depreciation and Amortization

21.6m44.1m69.0m23.3m22.7m20.6m21.2m42.1m63.9m23.5m

Accounts Payable

(37.1m)(46.7m)(44.6m)3.1m21.0m4.2m5.7m8.0m11.4m56.5m

Cash From Operating Activities

(232.0m)(431.3m)(563.9m)(66.2m)(95.8m)(76.1m)6.3m(60.3m)(115.1m)136.9m
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USDFY, 2017

Revenue/Employee

268.8k

Financial Leverage

1.1 x
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Snap Operating Metrics

Snap's Daily Active Users was reported to be 265 m in Q4, 2020.
Q4, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q4, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q4, 2019Q1, 2020Q2, 2020Q4, 2020

Daily Active Users

187 m191 m188 m186 m186 m190 m203 m210 m218 m229 m238 m265 m

Quarterly ARPU

$1.53$1.21$1.4$1.6$2.09$1.68$1.91$2.12$2.58$2.02$1.91

Snaps per Day

3.5 b3 b

Daily Active Users (Europe)

60 m62 m61 m59 m60 m61 m64 m65 m67 m70 m71 m
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Snap Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Company NameDateDeal Size
VoiseyNovember 20, 2020
AIFactoryJanuary 04, 2020$166 m
Teleport Future Technologies, Inc.December 10, 2018
PlayCanvasMarch 24, 2018
MetamarketsNovember 03, 2017$100 m
Strong.codesJuly 21, 2017
ZenlyJune 22, 2017$213 m
Placed, Inc.June 05, 2017$185.9 m
Ctrl Me RoboticsMay 26, 2017
Cimagine MediaDecember 25, 2016$30 m
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Snap Revenue Breakdown

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Snap revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 17.5% from Europe, 62.3% from North America and 20.3% from Rest of the World

Human Capital Metrics

Source: www.deartechpeople.com, github.com
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Snap Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

A

92/100

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Snap Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) Ratings

CSRHub ESG ratingPremium dataset

40-49

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Snap Online and Social Media Presence

Snap's Trends

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Snap Company Culture

  • Overall Culture

    B

    74/100

  • CEO Rating

    B-

    71/100

  • Compensation

    B

    76/100

  • Diversity

    B

    73/100

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 Snap Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Snap founded?

    Snap was founded in 2011.

  • Who are Snap key executives?

    Snap's key executives are Evan Spiegel, Robert Murphy and Michael Lynton.

  • How many employees does Snap have?

    Snap has 3,195 employees.

  • What is Snap revenue?

    Latest Snap annual revenue is $2.5 b.

  • What is Snap revenue per employee?

    Latest Snap revenue per employee is $784.5 k.

  • Who are Snap competitors?

    Competitors of Snap include Quibi, YouTube and TikTok.

  • Where is Snap headquarters?

    Snap headquarters is located at 2772 Donald Douglas Loop N, Santa Monica.

  • Where are Snap offices?

    Snap has offices in Santa Monica, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and in 15 other locations.

  • How many offices does Snap have?

    Snap has 19 offices.