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AppLovin Q1'25 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $1.48B (Est. $1.38B) ๐ŸŸข; +40% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adj. EPS: $1.67 (Est. $1.42) ๐ŸŸข

๐Ÿ”น Adj. EBITDA: $1.01B; +83% YoY


Strategic Update

๐Ÿ”ธ Divestiture: AppLovin entered into a definitive agreement to sell its mobile gaming business to Tripledot Studios for: $400M in cash; ~20% ownership stake in Tripledot common equity; Deal expected to close in Q2 2025, subject to regulatory approvals


Q1 Advertising

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $1.16B; +71% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adj. EBITDA: $943M; +92% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Margin: 81%


Apps (Gaming)

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $325M; -14% YoY

๐Ÿ”น Adj. EBITDA: $62M; +9% YoY


๐Ÿ”ธ Focus shift continues toward being a pure-play marketing and ad tech platform


Cash Flow & Capital Returns

๐Ÿ”น Operating Cash Flow: $832M

๐Ÿ”น Free Cash Flow: $826M

๐Ÿ”น Share Repurchase: 3.4M shares repurchased in Q1 for $1.2B

๐Ÿ”น Total Shares Outstanding: 338M (Class A + B)


CEO Commentary (Implied)

๐Ÿ”ธ Exceptional growth driven by ad platform strength and margin expansion

๐Ÿ”ธ Strategic realignment solidifies AppLovin as a high-growth, high-margin software business post divestiture

๐Ÿ”ธ Capital returns reflect strong confidence in long-term trajectory

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Outlook should be around $1.5B total sales, which also beats expectations of $1.4B by a wide margin
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