Weibo reports Q4 EPS 40c, consensus 39c

Reports Q4 revenue $456.83M, consensus $451.76M. Monthly active users were 590M in December 2024. Average daily active users were 260M in December 2024. “We capped off the year with solid performance in the fourth quarter of 2024,” said Gaofei Wang, CEO of Weibo (WB). “In 2024, we have proactively adjusted our user strategy to focus on the acquisition and engagement of high quality users. On the content front, we further optimized our content ecosystem through reinforcement of our core areas of strength, investment into vertical content and construction of AI-empowered content ecosystem. On the monetization front, we delivered solid performance this year, with advertising business in a stabilized trend and good momentum of value-added service. Our operating efficiency remained solid, with operating margin reaching 28% and non-GAAP operating margin reaching 33% for the full year of 2024. With our decent profitability and healthy cash flow as foundation, we are committed to enhancing shareholder return. We are pleased to announce that our board of directors has approved the adoption of annual dividend policy and an annual dividend payout of US$200 million to our shareholders for fiscal year 2024.”