4 major US IT companies Except for Apple, sales and profits increased significantly October 30, 7:03
Four major US IT companies, also known as GAFA, have announced their financial results for the three months to September, and the demand for services that can be used at home continues to increase due to the influence of the new coronavirus. The company posted a significant increase in sales and profits.
Alphabet, a major American IT company, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and a holding company that owns Google, announced its financial results from July to September on the 29th.
Of these,
▽ Amazon had a final profit of $ 6,331 million, or about 660 billion yen in Japanese yen, nearly three times the same period of the previous year.
In addition, the
final profit of ▽ Alphabet increased by 59%, and
▽ Facebook also increased by about 29%, both of which increased significantly, and each company is in demand for services that can be used at home due to the influence of the new coronavirus. It is explained that it is because it is still high.
On the other hand,
▽ Apple's final profit decreased by 7%, resulting in higher sales and lower profits.
For the three months to December,
▽ Amazon expects sales to increase by up to 38% compared to the previous year, and
▽ Facebook also says that it will continue to perform steadily.
As for giant IT companies, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint this month that Google is using its monopoly position in areas such as Internet search to prevent competition, and what kind of impact will it have on business models? There is a lot of interest in whether it will affect.
(* $ 1 = 104.6 yen conversion)