If an income statement creeps into your Facebook newsfeed, it’s because the social media giant topped analyst estimates with earnings per share of $0.42 on $2.91 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2014.
Following a Wednesday market close press release, Facebook’s stock reached an all-time high.
The social media giant was expected to report earnings of $0.32 per share on $2.81 billion in revenue for the second quarter, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
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For the three-month period ended June 30, 2014, Facebook’s net income was $791 million, thanks in large part to advertising revenue, which jumped 67 percent year-over-year to $2.68 billion.
Facebook stock closed up $2.02 per share — an increase of 2.92 percent — on Wednesday, finishing the regular trading day at $71.29 per share. After hours — at the time of this writing — the stock soared even higher.
Daily active users increased 19 percent year-over-year, the company said in a press release accompanying the financial statements.
“We had a good second quarter,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and chief executive officer. “Our community has continued to grow, and we see a lot of opportunity ahead as we connect the rest of the world.”