Takeaway: There isn't any clear way to fix TWTR's model. There might not be any bottom in sight outside potential take-out value.

This is a brief excerpt from our Internet & Media analyst Hesham Shaaban's note to institutional subscribers on Twitter's (TWTR) lousy earnings report which has sent shares down over -10%. He’s been bearish on TWTR and remains so. Send an email to sales@hedgeye.com for more information on our institutional research.

 

...We’re lucky TWTR isn’t down near LNKD-4Q15 levels off this print, especially considering TWTR's +30% rally since the LNKD-MSFT deal.  So we may get another shot at the short, which we had covered prematurely thinking TWTR may have bottomed out.  But considering that there isn't any clear way to fix TWTR's model, it may just mean there isn't a bottom in sight outside potential take-out value, which we doubt would be anywhere near its $10B EV when both its revenues and users are trending toward decline.  

2-minute clip ahead of TWTR's print where Hesham outlines his concerns.

Where's the bottom for shares of Twitter? Anyone's guess.

 There May Be No Bottom In Sight For Twitter - Twitter cartoon 5.7.2014