Netflix — Jan 21, 2025 release
Fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001065280-25-000033
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Ad revenue
“a rough doubling”
Period
FY2025
Measure
GAAP-tied
Source
Prose
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Revenue for FY2025
“$43.5-$44.5B”
Operating margin for FY2025
“29%, up one point from our prior forecast”
Revenue for Q1 FY2025
“$10,416”
Y/Y % Growth for Q1 FY2025
“11.2%”
Operating Income for Q1 FY2025
“$2,940”
Operating Margin for Q1 FY2025
“28.2%”
Net Income for Q1 FY2025
“$2,440”
Diluted EPS for Q1 FY2025
“$5.58”
Revenue Y/Y Growth for FY2025
“12%-14%”
Ad revenue for FY2025
“a rough doubling”
Share repurchase program
“an incremental $15B”
Incremental Share Repurchase Authorization for the long term
“$15B”
Total buyback authorization
“$17.1B”
Total Buyback Authorization for the long term
“$17.1B”
FCF for FY2025
“about $8B”
Free cash flow for FY2025
“about $8B”
Cash content spend for FY2025
“roughly $18B”
Cash outflows related to timing of certain d… for FY2025
“an estimated $800M”
Cash outflows related to tax deposit timing for FY2025
“$800M”
Bond Repayment for FY2025
“$1.8B”
Debt maturities to pay down for FY2025
“$1.8B”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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most currencies has negatively impacted our 2025 revenue forecast by ~$1B, net of hedging (this F/X impact is included in our updated guidance). Our 2025 revenue forecast equates to 12%-14% year-over-year growth, or 14%-17% F/X neutral growth. It reflects an expectation of continued healthy member growth, modest F/X neutral ARM growth and a rough doubling of our ad revenue (consistent with our prior ad revenue guidance). In Q1’25, we expect revenue growth of 11% (14% F/X neutral), which is modestly below our full year guidance due to the timing of price changes and the seasonality of our ads business. With the higher revenue forecast, we’re now targeting a 29% operating margin for 2025, based on F/X rates as of January 1, 2025, up from our previous forecast of 28% and two points higher than the 27% operating margin in 2024 4 . As we announced last year 5 , beginning with our Q1’25 earnings in April, we’ll no longer report paid memberships and ARM on a regular quarterly basis; we will continue to announce paid memberships as we cross key milestones. Starting with our Q2’25 results, we’ll publish our bi-annual engagement report 6 - which accounts for 99% of all viewing on Netflix - in tandem with our Q2 and Q4 earnings results. 2025 Perspective We enter 2025 with strong momentum, coming off a year with record net additions (41M) and having re-accelerated growth (16% increase in revenue). Moreover, we’re in a leadership position in terms of __________________________________ 1 Excluding the year over year effect of foreign exchange ra
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