have estimated ad sales declines of up to 20 in the coming quartersinvestors have become accustomed to unpredictability from alphabet though even before the virus appeared people have been interacting more with phones and smart speakers which has forced google to experiment with new ways to display ads some of which advertisers have not valued as highly as legacy formats currency fluctuations and a greater push by advertisers to avoid offensive content have hurt google tooalphabets firstquarter profit was 68 billion or 987 per share compared with the analysts average estimate of 721 billion or 1040 per shareits profit figures can be difficult to compare because they include gains and losses accumulated only on paper from its investments in startups and other outside businesses