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Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1

Alphabet Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 26, 2017 – Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
"Our growth in the fourth quarter was exceptional -- with revenues up 22% year on year and 24% on a constant currency basis. This performance was led by mobile search and YouTube.  We’re seeing great momentum in Google’s newer investment areas and ongoing strong progress in Other Bets," said Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet.
Q4 2016 financial highlights
The following summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarters ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 (in millions, except for per share information; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Revenues

$21,329

 

$26,064

Increase in revenues year over year
18
%
 
22
%
Increase in constant currency revenues year over year
24
%
 
24
%
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating income

$5,380

 

$6,639

GAAP operating margin
25
%
 
25
%
Non-GAAP operating income

$6,816

 

$8,485

Non-GAAP operating margin
32
%
 
33
%
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income

$4,923

 

$5,333

Non-GAAP net income

$6,043

 

$6,593

 
 
 
 
GAAP diluted EPS for Class A and B common stock and Class C capital stock

$7.06

 

$7.56

Non-GAAP diluted EPS for Class A and B common stock and
Class C capital stock

$8.67

 

$9.36

Diluted shares (in thousands)
697,025

 
700,221

Operating income, operating margin, net income, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) are reported on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin exclude stock-based compensation (SBC) expense. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS exclude SBC expense, net of the SBC related tax benefits. These non-GAAP measures, free cash flow (an alternative non-GAAP measure of liquidity), and non-GAAP constant currency revenues and growth are described and reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures at the end of this release.
The following summarizes our segment results where Google is presented as a single segment and all other Alphabet businesses are combined as Other Bets (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Google segment revenues

$21,179

 

$25,802

Google operating income

$6,744

 

$7,883

 
 
 
 
Other Bets revenues

$150

 

$262

Other Bets operating loss

($1,213
)
 

($1,088
)



Q4 2016 consolidated financial summary
Revenues (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
Change from Q4 2015 to Q4 2016 (YoY)
 
Change from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 (QoQ)
Revenues

$26,064

 
22
%
 
16
%
Constant currency revenues (YoY)

$26,079

 
24
%
 
N/A

Constant currency revenues (QoQ)

$26,096

 
N/A

 
17
%
Our revenues and constant currency revenues are reconciled in the financial tables following this release.
Costs and expenses
Cost of revenues, operating expenses, SBC expense, and depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Cost of revenues

$8,188

 

$10,661

Cost of revenues as % of revenues
38
%
 
41
%
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses (other than cost of revenues)

$7,761

 

$8,764

Operating expenses as % of revenues
36
%
 
34
%
 
 
 
 
SBC expense*

$1,436

 

$1,846

SBC related tax benefits

($316
)
 

($586
)
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges

$1,404

 

$1,687

*Excludes the expense for awards accounted for as stock-based compensation that we expect to ultimately settle in cash.
Supplemental information (in millions, except for headcount data; unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

$73,066

 

$86,333

Net cash provided by operating activities

$6,609

 

$9,413

Capital expenditures

$2,102

 

$3,078

Free cash flow

$4,507

 

$6,335

Effective tax rate (ETR)
5
%
 
22
%
Headcount
61,814

 
72,053

Our free cash flow is reconciled in the financial tables following this release.




Q4 2016 Google segment summary
Revenues and monetization
Google segment revenues by source (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
Change from Q4 2015 to Q4 2016 (YoY)
Google properties

$14,936

 

$17,968

 
20
%
Google Network Members' properties
4,142

 
4,431

 
7
%
Google advertising revenues
19,078

 
22,399

 
17
%
Google other revenues
2,101

 
3,403

 
62
%
Google segment revenues

$21,179

 

$25,802

 
22
%
Paid clicks and cost-per-click information (unaudited):
 
Change from Q4 2015 to Q4 2016 (YoY)
 
Change from Q3 2016 to Q4 2016 (QoQ)
Aggregate paid clicks
36
 %
 
20
 %
Paid clicks on Google properties
43
 %
 
23
 %
Paid clicks on Google Network Members' properties
7
 %
 
6
 %
 
 
 
 
Aggregate cost-per-click
(15
)%
 
(9
)%
Cost-per-click on Google properties
(16
)%
 
(11
)%
Cost-per-click on Google Network Members' properties
(19
)%
 
0
 %
Traffic acquisition costs (TAC) and operating income
TAC to Google Network Members and distribution partners, operating income, and SBC expense (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
TAC to Google Network Members

$2,864

 

$3,082

TAC to Google Network Members as % of Google Network Members' properties revenues
69
%
 
70
%
TAC to distribution partners

$1,191

 

$1,766

TAC to distribution partners as % of Google properties revenues
8
%
 
10
%
Total TAC

$4,055

 

$4,848

Total TAC as % of Google advertising revenues
21
%
 
22
%
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Operating income

$6,744

 

$7,883

SBC expense*

$1,278

 

$1,653

Operating income, excluding SBC expense

$8,022

 

$9,536

*Excludes the expense for awards accounted for as stock-based compensation that we expect to ultimately settle in cash.
Supplemental information (in millions; unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Capital expenditures

$1,787

 

$2,888

Depreciation, amortization, and impairment

$1,313

 

$1,586




Q4 2016 Other Bets summary
Revenues and operating results
Other Bets revenues, operating loss, and SBC expense (in millions; unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Other Bets revenues

$150

 

$262

Operating loss

($1,213
)
 

($1,088
)
SBC expense*

$131

 

$161

Operating loss, excluding SBC expense

($1,082
)
 

($927
)
*Excludes the expense for awards accounted for as stock-based compensation that we expect to ultimately settle in cash.
Supplemental information (in millions; unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Capital expenditures

$193

 

$504

Depreciation, amortization, and impairment

$70

 

$101

Webcast and conference call information
A live audio webcast of our fourth quarter 2016 earnings release call will be available at http://abc.xyz/investor. The call begins today at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4:30 PM (ET). This press release, including the reconciliations of certain non-GAAP measures to their nearest comparable GAAP measures, is also available on that site.
We also announce investor information, including news and commentary about our business and financial performance, SEC filings, notices of investor events and our press and earnings releases, on our investor relations website (http://abc.xyz/investor).
Forward-looking statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, as updated by the Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016, and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, which are on file with the SEC and are available on our investor relations website at http://abc.xyz/investor and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.  All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of January 26, 2017, and we undertake no duty to update this information unless required by law.
About non-GAAP financial measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted EPS, free cash flow, non-GAAP constant currency revenues, and non-GAAP constant currency revenue growth. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our recurring core business operating results, such as our revenues excluding the impact for foreign currency fluctuations or our operating performance excluding not only non-cash charges, such as SBC expense, but also discrete cash charges that are infrequent in nature. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management's internal comparisons to our historical



performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors' operating results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors both because (1) they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) they are used by our institutional investors and the analyst community to help them analyze the health of our business.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures," "Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow," and "Reconciliation from GAAP revenues to non-GAAP constant currency revenues" included at the end of this release.
Contact
Investor relations
investor-relations@abc.xyz
Media
press@abc.xyz




Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands and par value)
 
As of
December 31, 2015
 
As of
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
(unaudited)
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
16,549

 
$
12,918

Marketable securities
56,517

 
73,415

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities (including securities loaned of $4,531 and $0)
73,066

 
86,333

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $296 and $467
11,556

 
14,137

Receivable under reverse repurchase agreements
450

 
0

Income taxes receivable, net
1,903

 
95

Inventory
491

 
268

Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets
2,648

 
4,575

Total current assets
90,114

 
105,408

Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets, non-current
3,181

 
1,819

Non-marketable investments
5,183

 
5,878

Deferred income taxes
251

 
383

Property and equipment, net
29,016

 
34,234

Intangible assets, net
3,847

 
3,307

Goodwill
15,869

 
16,468

Total assets
$
147,461

 
$
167,497

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
1,931

 
$
2,041

Short-term debt
3,225

 
0

Accrued compensation and benefits
3,539

 
3,976

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
4,768

 
6,144

Accrued revenue share
2,329

 
2,942

Securities lending payable
2,428

 
0

Deferred revenue
788

 
1,099

Income taxes payable, net
302

 
554

Total current liabilities
19,310

 
16,756

Long-term debt
1,995

 
3,935

Deferred revenue, non-current
151

 
202

Income taxes payable, non-current
3,663

 
4,677

Deferred income taxes
189

 
226

Other long-term liabilities
1,822

 
2,665

Total liabilities
27,130

 
28,461

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 





Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
0

 
0

Class A and Class B common stock, and Class C capital stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value per share: 15,000,000 shares authorized (Class A 9,000,000, Class B 3,000,000, Class C 3,000,000); 687,348 (Class A 292,297, Class B 50,295, Class C 344,756) and 691,293 (Class A 296,992, Class B 47,437, Class C 346,864) shares issued and outstanding
32,982

 
36,307

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,874
)
 
(2,402
)
Retained earnings
89,223

 
105,131

Total stockholders’ equity
120,331

 
139,036

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
147,461

 
$
167,497






Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
(unaudited)

Revenues
$
21,329

 
$
26,064

 
$
74,989

 
$
90,272

Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues
8,188

 
10,661

 
28,164

 
35,138

Research and development
3,510

 
3,622

 
12,282

 
13,948

Sales and marketing
2,679

 
3,118

 
9,047

 
10,485

General and administrative
1,572

 
2,024

 
6,136

 
6,985

Total costs and expenses
15,949

 
19,425

 
55,629

 
66,556

Income from operations
5,380

 
6,639

 
19,360

 
23,716

Other income (expense), net
(180
)
 
218

 
291

 
434

Income before income taxes
5,200

 
6,857

 
19,651

 
24,150

Provision for income taxes
277

 
1,524

 
3,303

 
4,672

Net income
$
4,923

 
$
5,333

 
$
16,348

 
$
19,478

Less: Adjustment Payment to Class C capital stockholders
0

 
0

 
522

 
0

Net income available to all stockholders
$
4,923

 
$
5,333

 
$
15,826

 
$
19,478

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income per share of Class A and B common stock
$
7.16

 
$
7.73

 
$
23.11

 
$
28.32

Basic net income per share of Class C capital stock
$
7.16

 
$
7.73

 
$
24.63

 
$
28.32

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share of Class A and B common stock
$
7.06

 
$
7.56

 
$
22.84

 
$
27.85

Diluted net income per share of Class C capital stock
$
7.06

 
$
7.56

 
$
24.34

 
$
27.85






Alphabet Inc.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
(unaudited)

Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
4,923

 
$
5,333

 
$
16,348

 
$
19,478

Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and impairment of property and equipment
1,153

 
1,464

 
4,132

 
5,267

Amortization and impairment of intangible assets
251

 
223

 
931

 
877

Stock-based compensation expense
1,436

 
1,846

 
5,203

 
6,703

Deferred income taxes
387

 
(157
)
 
(179
)
 
(38
)
Loss on marketable and non-marketable investments, net
302

 
71

 
334

 
275

Other
55

 
57

 
212

 
174

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(1,758
)
 
(2,279
)
 
(2,094
)
 
(2,578
)
Income taxes, net
(1,272
)
 
972

 
(179
)
 
3,125

Prepaid revenue share, expenses and other assets
(522
)
 
198

 
(318
)
 
312

Accounts payable
371

 
(128
)
 
203

 
110

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
777

 
1,177

 
1,597

 
1,515

Accrued revenue share
408

 
455

 
339

 
593

Deferred revenue
98

 
181

 
43

 
223

Net cash provided by operating activities
6,609

 
9,413

 
26,572

 
36,036

Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(2,102
)
 
(3,078
)
 
(9,950
)
 
(10,212
)
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
2

 
14

 
35

 
240

Purchases of marketable securities
(18,151
)
 
(13,550
)
 
(74,368
)
 
(84,509
)
Maturities and sales of marketable securities
16,045

 
12,516

 
62,905

 
66,895

Purchases of non-marketable investments
(406
)
 
(247
)
 
(2,326
)
 
(1,109
)
Maturities and sales of non-marketable investments
5

 
305

 
154

 
494

Cash collateral related to securities lending
(838
)
 
0

 
(350
)
 
(2,428
)
Investments in reverse repurchase agreements
(50
)
 
0

 
425

 
450

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible assets
8

 
(662
)
 
(236
)
 
(986
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(5,487
)
 
(4,702
)
 
(23,711
)
 
(31,165
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net payments related to stock-based award activities
(765
)
 
(879
)
 
(2,375
)
 
(3,304
)
Adjustment Payment to Class C capital stockholders
0

 
0

 
(47
)
 
0

Repurchases of capital stock
(1,780
)
 
0

 
(1,780
)
 
(3,693
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of costs
3,373

 
0

 
13,705

 
8,729

Repayments of debt
(3,387
)
 
(13
)
 
(13,728
)
 
(10,064
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(2,559
)
 
(892
)
 
(4,225
)
 
(8,332
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(82
)
 
(307
)
 
(434
)
 
(170
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(1,519
)
 
3,512

 
(1,798
)
 
(3,631
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
18,068

 
9,406

 
18,347

 
16,549

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
16,549

 
$
12,918

 
$
16,549

 
$
12,918






Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands and per share amounts, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2015
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
GAAP Actual
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Results
 
GAAP Actual
 
Adjustments
 
Non-GAAP Results
Revenues
$
21,329

 
 
 
$
21,329

 
$
26,064

 
 
 
$
26,064

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenues
8,188

 
$
252

(b) 
7,936

 
10,661

 
$
336

(b) 
10,325

Research and development
3,510

 
739

(b) 
2,771

 
3,622

 
907

(b) 
2,715

Sales and marketing
2,679

 
240

(b) 
2,439

 
3,118

 
301

(b) 
2,817

General and administrative
1,572

 
205

(b) 
1,367

 
2,024

 
302

(b) 
1,722

Income from operations
$
5,380

 
$
1,436

 
$
6,816

 
$
6,639

 
$
1,846

 
$
8,485

Operating margin (a)
25.2
%
 
 
 
32.0
%
 
25.5
%
 
 
 
32.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,436

(b) 
 
 
 
 
$
1,846

(b) 
 
 
 
 
(316
)
(c) 
 
 
 
 
(586
)
(c) 
 
Net income
$
4,923

 
$
1,120

 
$
6,043

 
$
5,333

 
$
1,260

 
$
6,593

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share for Class A and B common stock and Class C capital stock (d)
$
7.06

 
 
 
$
8.67

 
$
7.56

 
 
 
$
9.36

Shares used in per share calculation - diluted
697,025

 
 
 
697,025

 
700,221

 
 
 
700,221

(a) Operating margin is defined as income from operations divided by revenues.
Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP income from operations divided by revenues.
(b) To eliminate SBC expense, excluding expense related to awards that we expect to ultimately settle in cash.
(c) To eliminate income tax effects related to SBC, which includes the incremental benefits recognized resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 beginning in Q1 2016.
(d) GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS for Q4 2016 reflect the dilutive effect of non-Alphabet equity. GAAP and non-GAAP net income used to calculate diluted EPS for Q4 2016 were $5,297 million and $6,557 million, respectively.
Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We define non-GAAP operating income as income from operations excluding expenses related to SBC, and, as applicable, other special items. Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by revenues. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of SBC expense, and as applicable, other special items so that Alphabet's management and investors can compare Alphabet's recurring core business operating results over multiple periods. For purposes of determining non-GAAP operating income, we define SBC as awards accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 718 that we expect to settle in stock. SBC expense does not include expenses related to awards that we expect to ultimately settle in cash. Alphabet's management believes that providing a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes SBC expense allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between Alphabet's recurring core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing Alphabet's management with an important tool for financial and operational decision making and for evaluating Alphabet's own recurring core business operating results over different periods of time. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating income versus operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, non-GAAP operating income excludes some costs, namely, SBC expense, that are recurring. SBC expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in Alphabet's business. Second, SBC is an important part of our employees' compensation. Third, the components of the costs that we exclude in our calculation of non-GAAP operating income may differ from the components that our peer companies exclude when they report their results of operations. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating income together with operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP net income and diluted EPS. We define non-GAAP net income as net income excluding SBC expense, net of the SBC related tax benefits, and, as applicable, other special items less the related tax effects. The tax effects of such items are calculated based on the tax deductible portion related to SBC and, as applicable, other special items, and applying the entity-specific, U.S. federal and blended state tax rates.  We define non-GAAP diluted EPS as non-GAAP net income divided by total weighted average outstanding shares, on a fully-diluted basis. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors for the same reasons that Alphabet uses non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin. However, in order to provide a complete picture of our recurring core business operating results, we exclude from non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS the SBC related tax benefits, and, as applicable, the tax effects of other special items. Without excluding these tax effects, investors would only see the gross effect that excluding these expenses had on our operating results. The same limitations described above regarding Alphabet's use of non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin apply to our use of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS and evaluating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS together with net income and diluted EPS calculated in accordance with GAAP.





Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in millions, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
9,413

Less: purchases of property and equipment
(3,078
)
Free cash flow
$
6,335

 
 
Net cash used in investing activities (a)
$
(4,702
)
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(892
)
(a) Includes purchases of property and equipment.
 
Free cash flow. We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. We consider free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that, after the acquisition of property and equipment, including information technology assets and land and buildings, can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions, and strengthening the balance sheet. Analysis of free cash flow also facilitates management's comparisons of our operating results to competitors' operating results. A limitation of using free cash flow versus the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities as a means for evaluating Alphabet is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance from operations for the period because it reflects the cash used for capital expenditures during the period. Our management compensates for this limitation by providing information about our capital expenditures on the face of the statement of cash flows and under the caption “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Alphabet has computed free cash flow using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year.





Reconciliation from GAAP revenues to non-GAAP constant currency revenues (in millions, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
Three Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
(using Q4'15's FX rates)
 
(using Q3'16's FX rates)
United Kingdom revenues (GAAP)
$
2,062

 
$
2,062

Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q4'16 revenues using Q4'15 rates
349

 
N/A

Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q4'16 revenues using Q3'16 rates
N/A

 
87

Exclude hedging gains recognized in Q4'16
(134
)
 
(134
)
United Kingdom constant currency revenues (non-GAAP)
$
2,277

 
$
2,015

Prior period United Kingdom revenues, excluding hedging gains (non-GAAP)
$
1,883

 
$
1,806

United Kingdom revenue growth rate (GAAP)
7
%
 
9
%
United Kingdom constant currency revenue growth rate (non-GAAP)
21
%
 
12
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rest of the world revenues (GAAP)
$
11,286

 
$
11,286

Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q4'16 revenues using Q4'15 rates
(147
)
 
N/A

Exclude foreign exchange impact on Q4'16 revenues using Q3'16 rates
N/A

 
132

Exclude hedging gains recognized in Q4'16
(53
)
 
(53
)
Rest of the world constant currency revenues (non-GAAP)
$
11,086

 
$
11,365

Prior period Rest of the world revenues, excluding hedging gains (non-GAAP)
$
8,821

 
$
9,891

Rest of the world revenue growth rate (GAAP)
24
%
 
14
%
Rest of the world constant currency revenue growth rate (non-GAAP)
26
%
 
15
%
 
 
 
 
United States revenues (GAAP)
$
12,716

 
$
12,716

United States revenue growth rate (GAAP)
24
%
 
19
%
 
 
 
 
Revenues (GAAP)
$
26,064

 
$
26,064

Constant currency revenues (non-GAAP)
$
26,079

 
$
26,096

Prior period revenues, excluding hedging gains (non-GAAP)
$
20,997

 
$
22,346

Revenue growth rate (GAAP)
22
%
 
16
%
Constant currency revenue growth rate (non-GAAP)
24
%
 
17
%
Non-GAAP constant currency revenues and growth. We define non-GAAP constant currency revenues as total revenues excluding the impact of foreign exchange rate movements and hedging activities, and use it to determine the constant currency revenue growth on year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter bases. Non-GAAP constant currency revenues are calculated by translating current quarter revenues using prior period exchange rates and excluding any hedging gains recognized in the current quarter. Constant currency revenue growth (expressed as a percentage) is calculated by determining the increase in current quarter revenues over prior period revenues, where current quarter international revenues are translated using prior period exchange rates and hedging benefits are excluded from revenues of both periods. We consider non-GAAP constant currency revenues and growth as useful metrics as they facilitate management's internal comparison to our historical performance because they exclude the effects of foreign currency volatility that are not indicative of our core operating results.






Other income (expense), net
The following table presents our other income (expense), net, (in millions, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2016
Interest income
$
274

 
$
325

Interest expense
(26
)
 
(33
)
Foreign currency exchange losses, net
(161
)
 
(38
)
Loss on marketable securities, net
(287
)
 
(84
)
Gain (loss) on non-marketable investments, net
(15
)
 
13

Other
35

 
35

Other income (expense), net
$
(180
)
 
$
218






Segment results
The following tables present our revenues, operating income (loss), stock-based compensation, capital expenditures, and depreciation, amortization, and impairment by segment (in millions, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
Google
$
21,179

 
$
25,802

Other Bets
150

 
262

Total revenues
$
21,329

 
$
26,064

 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
Google
$
6,744

 
$
7,883

Other Bets
(1,213
)
 
(1,088
)
Reconciling items(1)
(151
)
 
(156
)
Total income from operations
$
5,380

 
$
6,639

 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation(2):
 
 
 
Google
$
1,278

 
$
1,653

Other Bets
131

 
161

Reconciling items(1)
27

 
32

Total stock-based compensation
$
1,436

 
$
1,846

 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss), excluding stock-based compensation(2):
 
 
 
Google
$
8,022

 
$
9,536

Other Bets
(1,082
)
 
(927
)
Reconciling items(1)
(124
)
 
(124
)
Total income from operations, excluding stock-based compensation
$
6,816

 
$
8,485

 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
Google
$
1,787

 
$
2,888

Other Bets
193

 
504

Reconciling items(3)
122

 
(314
)
Total capital expenditures
$
2,102

 
$
3,078

 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, and impairment:
 
 
 
Google
$
1,313

 
$
1,586

Other Bets
70

 
101

 Reconciling items(1)
21

 
0

Total depreciation, amortization, and impairment
$
1,404

 
$
1,687

(1) 
Reconciling items are primarily related to corporate administrative costs and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments.
(2) 
For purposes of segment reporting, we define SBC as awards accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 718 that we expect to settle in stock. SBC for segment reporting does not include expenses related to awards that we expect to ultimately settle in cash.
(3) 
Reconciling items are related to timing differences of payments as segment capital expenditures are on accrual basis while total capital expenditures shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are on cash basis and other miscellaneous differences.





Revenues by source
The following table presents our revenues by revenue source (in millions, unaudited):
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
2015
 
2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
Google properties
$
14,936

 
$
17,968

Google Network Members' properties
4,142

 
4,431

Google advertising revenues
19,078

 
22,399

Google other revenues
2,101

 
3,403

Google segment revenues
21,179

 
25,802

Other Bets revenues
150

 
262

Total revenues
$
21,329

 
$
26,064





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