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Pinterest (PINS.US)
- Initial Analysis Skeleton -
James Yeh
August 21, 2019
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Products / FeaturesDownload App or visit pinterest.com Social graph not a major friction for adoption
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Products / Features (1/3)
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Home feed Search
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Products / Features (2/3)
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Lens Visual search
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Products / Features (3/3)
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Promoted Pins Browser button
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Competitors Identified by Pinterest
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Established Companies Vertical-Focused Companies
……
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MonetizationAds are native / organic on Pinterest
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Ads Format (1/2)
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Promoted Pins Promoted Video Pins
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Ads Format (2/2)
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Promoted App Pins Promoted Carousels
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Business ModelAn illustration
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[Business Model]
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What is the underlying we’re betting on?Searching for reference model
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Social Network Service?
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User Base (M)
Note: twitter now discloses mDAU.
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Internet Content?
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16 36 70 147 248361
513 587719 817
1,024 1,147
1,367 1,547
1,729 1,991
2,184 2,424
2,631 2,880
3,170 3,417
3,650 3,896
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No. of Internet Users (M)
0 0 1 2 3 17 29 39 41 52 65 86 122 172 238 207
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697 673
969 863
1,046
1,767
1,630
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No. of Website (M)
30,000,000
130,000,000
Mar-13 Nov-16
Google Indexed Pages (M)
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Investment Thesis & ApproachLong-term development rather than short-term catalyst
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[Write-up?]
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Traction, Metrics & MonitorPrepare for long-term bet
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Traction – Monthly Active Users (MAU)
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65 65 69 70 71 71 74 76 80 75 80 82 85 85
63 70 81 90 104 114 129 139160 156 171 184 206 215
128 135150 160
175 185203 215
240 231251
266291 300
37% 37% 35% 34% 37%
25% 24% 24% 21%30%
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Monthly Active Users (M) USInternational
Y/Y growth
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Monthly Active Users Net Addition (M)
US International
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Traction – Revenue
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$47 $62 $72 $111
$79 $96 $110 $163
$124 $153
$181
$257
$187 $238
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$47 $63 $74
$115
$82 $101
$116
$173
$131 $161
$190
$274
$202
$262
74%
60%57%
50%
60% 59%64%
58%54%
63%
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Revenue (M)US
International
$47 $82
$131
$202
$63 $101
$161
$262
$74 $116
$190
$115
$173
$274
74%
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US International Y/Y growth
$47 $63
$74
$115
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$116
$173
$131
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Metric – US Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
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$0.74 $0.96 $1.07
$1.60
$1.13 $1.36
$1.52
$2.17
$1.59
$1.98 $2.33
$3.16
$2.25
$2.80
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US ARPU
US ARPU Y/Y growth
$0.74 $1.13
$1.59
$2.25
$0.96 $1.36
$1.98
$2.80
$1.07
$1.52
$2.33
$1.60
$2.17
$3.16
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US ARPU Y/Y growth
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Metric – International Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
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0.01
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300%
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60%
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International ARPU
International ARPU Y/Y growth
$0.03 $0.05
$0.08
$0.01 $0.04 $0.05
$0.11
$0.03 $0.05 $0.06
$0.04 $0.07
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International ARPU Y/Y growth
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Metric – Global Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
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$0.39 $0.48 $0.52
$0.74
$0.49 $0.56 $0.60
$0.83
$0.58 $0.69
$0.79
$1.06
$0.73
$0.88
26%
17% 15%12%
18%23%
32%28% 26% 28%
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Global ARPU
Global ARPU Y/Y growth
$0.39 $0.49
$0.58 $0.73
$0.48 $0.56
$0.69
$0.88
$0.52 $0.60
$0.79 $0.74 $0.83
$1.06
26%
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15%
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Global ARPU Y/Y growth
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Metric – Engagement
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[DAU/MAU WAU/MAU]
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Monitor – Human Capital, Sales & Marketing and Engineering
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67
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2Q18 4Q18 1Q19 2Q19
No. of International Markets w/ Ads Product
1,797
1,904
2,005
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Headcount
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No. of Posts @Pinterest_Engineering
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Monitor – Employee Review and Talent Acquisition
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Financials & ValuationCheck with your favorite analyst…
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Housekeeping
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