I-Alfabhethi, inkampani yomzali ye-Google, wenze umphakathi imiphumela yezomnotho neyezimali okukhulunywe ngayo kwikota yesine yonyaka we-2016, ememezela ukuhola kwezigidi ezingama-26.000 zamaRandi, ezimele a Amaphesenti angama-22 ngaphezulu uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo sonyaka odlule.
Ngokusho kwenkampani, okuningi kwale miphumela kungenxa "yokuqinisa okukhulu" okunikezwe yi-hardware entsha ye-Google futhi ukuthi lezi zibalo zifaka ingxenye enkulu kakhulu yesikhathi ukuthengiswa kwamadivayisi weGoogle Pixel nePixel XL, neKhaya leGoogle, ezikhishwe ngempumelelo ngesikhathi sazo sokuqala sokuthengisa ngoKhisimusi. Eqinisweni, impumelelo ibikade idlule okulindelwe ngabahlaziyi futhi manje, isitoko asanele ukuhlangabezana nesidingo.
Njengoba sishilo ekuqaleni, imali engenayo yama-Alphabet ikhule ngo-22% uma kuqhathaniswa nama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-21.300 kwikota yesine yonyaka wezi-2015, emele ukukhula okuphelele kwe- $ 5.300 billion kuleli kota.
Kodwa-ke, inkampani ayikaze ibike ngokwehlukana ukuthengiswa kwehardware kweGoogle, okuhlanganiswe ndawonye nokuthengiswa kwe-Google Play Isitolo, nokuningi esigabeni esithi "Enye imali", okuthe, uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka owedlule, ithole ukukhula ngama-62% efinyelela kumadola ayizigidi ezingama-3.400, uma kuqhathaniswa nezigidi ezingama-2.400 kwikota edlule.
URuth Porat, i-CFO yama-Alphabet, uthi "umfutho omkhulu ezindaweni ezintsha zokutshalwa kwezimali ze-Google kanye nenqubekela phambili eqinile kwamanye ama-Bets."
Kepha lesi sigaba sokugcina siyaqhubeka nokulahlekelwa yimali, yize imali etholakele inyukile uma iqhathaniswa nekota edlule. Imali engenayo yayingama- $ 262 wezigidi ngokulahleka kokusebenza kwe- $ XNUMX billion.
I-Alfabhethi iyaqhubeka nokwenza ukulungisa nokunyakaza maqondana nezinkampani ezingaphansi kwayo. Iphrojekthi yemoto ezishayelayo yeqe inkampani ebizwa ngeWaymo njengoba izivivinyo ziqhubeka ngemoto yakamuva yakwaChrysler; IPhiko lePhiko likwi-hiatus futhi i-Internet Project Titan ivaliwe, njengoba uphiko lwe-satellite UTerra Bella uyathengiswa.