$24.75 billion revenue, $7.73 earnings per share in Q1 2017

Google’s parent company posted a strong first quarter for 2017. The stock is up in after hours by 3.4%

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Q1 2017 financial highlights

The following summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 and 2017 (in millions, except for per share information, effective tax rate, and headcount; unaudited):

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
Revenues $20,257 $24,750
Increase in revenues year over year 17 % 22 %
Increase in constant currency revenues year over year 23 % 24 %
Operating income $5,342 $6,568
Operating margin 26 % 27 %
Net income $4,207 $5,426
Diluted EPS $6.02 $7.73
Diluted shares (in thousands) 699,311 702,036
Effective tax rate (ETR) 18 % 20 %
Headcount 64,115 73,992

Q1 2017 supplemental information

Segment revenues and operating results (in millions; unaudited):

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
Google properties revenues $14,328 $17,403
Google Network Members’ properties revenues 3,692 4,008
Google advertising revenues 18,020 21,411
Google other revenues 2,072 3,095
Google segment revenues $20,092 $24,506
Other Bets revenues $165 $244
Google operating income $6,245 $7,598
Other Bets operating loss $(774) $(855)

Traffic acquisition costs (TAC) to Google Network Members and distribution partners (in millions; unaudited):

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
TAC to Google Network Members $2,571 $2,824
TAC to Google Network Members as % of Google Network Members’ properties revenues 70 % 70 %
TAC to distribution partners $1,217 $1,805
TAC to distribution partners as % of Google properties revenues 8 % 10 %
Total TAC $3,788 $4,629
Total TAC as % of Google advertising revenues 21 % 22 %

Paid clicks and cost-per-click information (unaudited):

Change from Q1 2016 to Q1 2017 (YoY) Change from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017 (QoQ)
Aggregate paid clicks 44 % 2 %
Paid clicks on Google properties 53 % 1 %
Paid clicks on Google Network Members’ properties 10 % 6 %
Aggregate cost-per-click (19) % (4) %
Cost-per-click on Google properties (21) % (3) %
Cost-per-click on Google Network Members’ properties (17) % (9) %

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