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By Tim Smith | May 21, 2016 — 6:00 PM EDT

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Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is a U.S.-domiciled technology services company that has a market capitalization of $12.3 billion.

The company offers its users online social networking and microblogging.

Twitter operates four business segments that include products and services for users,
products and services for advertisers, products for platform partners and developers, and products for data partners.
The company has up to 15 suppliers that create a supply chain,
helping it provide cutting-edge products and services that have
made it an industry leader in offering competitive social media and advertising solutions.

The majority of Twitter’s suppliers are located within the United States. It also has suppliers located in the United Kingdom,
Switzerland and Sweden as well as several other countries.

The company's top five suppliers based on percentage of revenue are
New York REIT Inc. (NYSE: NYRT), Microsoft Corp.
(NASDAQ: MSFT), Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), Alphabet Inc.
A (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL).

New York REIT
New York REIT Inc. is a financial company that is, as its name implies, a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company acquires and operates commercial, office and retail property in New York City. It has approximately 3.4 million square feet of rentable real estate space. The majority of the company’s properties are located in Manhattan. New York REIT supplies Twitter with physical office space to conduct its business operations. As of April 19, 2016, the company had a year-to-date (YTD) return of negative 12.75%. It has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion and generates 8.1% of its revenue from Twitter. New York REIT pays investors a yield of 4.66%.

Microsoft
Microsoft Corp. develops, manufactures, licenses, sells and supports software products. The company operates in the technology services sector and is located in the U.S. Microsoft operates five business segments that include licensing, hardware, other, commercial licensing and commercial other. The company supplies Twitter with software solutions including operating software and server application software, as well as internet software. As of April 19, 2016, Microsoft had a YTD return of 2.42%. It has a market capitalization of $440.2 billion and pays investors a yield of 2.55%. The company has a price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) of 40.33.

Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is a global Internet media company that operates in the technology services sector. The company primarily offers internet search capabilities, communication tools, and digital content and advertising. Yahoo supplies Twitter with advertising solutions and Internet search optimization solutions that assist with brand positioning and recognition. The company performed well YTD, as of April 19, 2016, with a return of 9.8%. It has a market capitalization of $34.6 billion.

Alphabet
Alphabet Inc. A is a holding company that consists of Google companies including Calico, Nest, Fiber, Google Ventures, Google Capital and Google X. These companies provide Internet search, advertising, software applications, mobile operating systems, consumer content and hardware products. Alphabet, like Yahoo, supplies Twitter with advertising and internet search solutions that help it reach its target audience. As of April 19, 2016, Alphabet had a YTD return of 1.24%. The company has a market capitalization of $529.7 billion and a P/E ratio of 33.78.

Apple
Apple Inc. is a technology company located in the U.S. that designs, manufactures and markets consumer electronics, computer software and online services. Some of Apple’s key products and services include the iPhone, iPad, Mac, iTunes and iCloud. Apple supplies Twitter with personal computers, mobile devices, networking solutions, peripherals and third-party hardware, and software products. As of April 19, 2016, the company had a YTD return of 2.6%. It has a market capitalization of $609.1 billion and pays investors a yield of 1.94%. Apple has a P/E ratio of 11.41.



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