Monarch's Mid Week Snack: Alphabet Inc.

Hello and welcome back to Monarch 👋🏼

Buckle up - in today's issue we’re taking a whirl through the Internet superhighway, courtesy of Alphabet Inc. 🌐🚀

Get ready to meet the tech giant that not only engrained "Google it" into our vocabulary, but is also leading the charge into a futuristic wonderland 👀🔮

Today’s Monarch Menu:

• WAIT: How does this article relate to the stock market?

• Alphabet Inc. Overview

• Google parts breakdown

• Alphabet “other parts” breakdown

• Alphabet latest stock performance

• Future outlook on Alphabet Inc.

Alphabet Stock: Why a Company Breakdown Matters 💪🏼

If you're interested in the stock market, it's essential to understand the makeup of companies you might invest in, and what factors make their stock prices go up or down.

A lot of newbies don't know that buying Google stock actually means you're buying stock in Alphabet, its parent company 👩‍👦

In other words, Alphabet Inc. is Google’s Mother

As we’ll unpack below, Alphabet Inc. is much more than 'Google' or ‘Google Search’. Its wide array of products, services, and ventures diversify its revenue streams, and have high potential to influence its stock value 📈

So you're not just investing in Google, but also in all the other cool stuff Alphabet is doing!

Today's aim 🎯: To provide the full picture of not just Google but also Alphabet Inc.'s other exciting projects. This way, you'll get a clearer idea of what makes up Alphabet as a whole and what could move its stock price up or down.

Alphabet's A to Z: The Inside Scoop 🍨

Google Co-FoundersOnce upon a byte, in the mystical lands of 1998 Silicon Valley, Larry Page and Sergey Brin birthed Google.

In 2015, they unveiled Alphabet Inc. to become the parent company for not just Google, but a ✨crap ton✨ of other groundbreaking ventures.

In the 8 years that have followed, Alphabet has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the world.

It basically operates through two main segments: Google and “Other Bets”

🚧 Let’s break these two segments down 🚧

Google: A Tech Magician 🎩

Who needs a genie when you've got Google at your fingertips? 🧞‍♂️❌

The “Google” segment of Alphabet includes a wide range of internet products and services that are integral parts of our daily lives, probably much more than most are aware.

Sub-segments of Google include:

• Search: Google Search dominates the market, handling over 90% of global search queries 🔍

• Ads: Google's ad empire, which generates the majority of the company's revenue 🤑 
  The ads are powered by its search engine

• Android: The OS we didn't know we needed but many people live by
  (somehow🙄🥴)

• Chrome: Google's web browser, known for its speed and security features 🔒

• G Suite (Google Apps): GMail, GCalendar, Gdrive…. G-GEEZ 🤯

• Hardware: Pixel smartphones 📞, smartwatches ⌚, and Google Nest home devices 🏡

• Google Cloud: Cloud computing platform for businesses and developers 🖥️

• Maps: Google Maps, our road warrior savior princess 🗺️👸🏼

• Google Play: The official app store for Android devices 🤖

• YouTube: The world's largest show-and-tell platform 🎥

 ✨ So yeah, they have a Diverse Tech Stack ✨

Alphabet’s "Other Bets" ♣️

Alphabet’s “Other Bets” section is made up of a variety of ambitious projects and businesses that are exploring new technologies and industries 💫

In more fun words: This portion is Alphabet's mad scientist lab, where the magic brew of future tech is being concocted.

Some notable ventures include:

• Waymo: Working to create the "Harry Potter" of cars – these bad bois drive themselves! ⚡
  Goal: Revolutionize transportation through autonomous vehicles

• Verily: The healthcare wonder company working to making society healthier, one innovation at a time 💉 
  Goal: Develop innovative solutions in healthcare and biotech

• Calico: Attempting to fight aging like a Marvel superhero 🦸 
  Goal: Successfully combat aging and age-related diseases

• X (Moonshot): Where they’re cooking up tomorrow’s world-changers (ie: fostering genius, but nascent, founders and projects in a startup incubator)

• CapitalG and GV: Alphabet's investing in the future, literally, with these two Venture wings

Alphabet’s Latest Earnings Report 💰

How hot is Alphabet right now? Scorching! 🔥

Showed up with strong financial performance in their Q2 earnings of this year:

• Revenue: Alphabet reported revenue of $282.8 billion, representing a 9.8% increase compared to the same time frame last year

• Net Income: Despite a 21.1% decrease in net income, Alphabet maintained a healthy profitability level

• Market Cap: As of the latest data, Alphabet's market capitalization is an impressive $1.65 trillion. Yeah - I said TRILLION

Check out the official earnings reports for all of the details.

The Future According to Alphabet 🛸

Alphabet's future outlook remains promising (to no surprise), with a continued focus on innovation and expansion.

A few specific areas to watch:

• Cloud Computing: Sky’s the limit for Google Cloud ☁️

• AI: Alphabet's expertise in AI is expected to drive advancements across its various products and services 🚀

• Autonomous Vehicles: Waymo's self-driving technology has the potential to completely reshape the transportation industry 👐🏼 ❌ 🚕

• Health and Life Sciences: Verily's innovative healthcare solutions could revolutionize patient care and medical research 👏🏼🥼

• Moonshot Projects: Ambitious projects like Project Loon (providing internet access to remote areas) and Project Wing (drone delivery) could disrupt traditional industries 👽

Final Bytes 🍪

As you hit up Google for your next date night dinner recipe, or begin the video search for your next YouTube binge, remember: it’s all brought to you by Alphabet Inc. 🌎

For real tho - Alphabet's commitment to innovation + its strong financial position continues to tee the company up for continued success, growth, and market disruption in the future 🔥🤖🌝

And hey :) - Check out the motivational Alphabet slogan I made up just for your enjoyment, Dear Reader 👀

Alphabet Inc: Where the future isn’t just written, it’s coded 🌐🔮

Bye bye for now 💝

Bailey

Sources

1. CNN Business: Alphabet Inc.

2. MacroTrends: Alphabet - 19 Year Stock Price History | GOOGL

3. Global Data: Alphabet Inc. Overview

4. Forbes: Alphabet Profile

Note: The information in this article is based on the latest available data and may be subject to change.