Snap Inc. (SNAP) - Not Halal (Non-Compliant)
Snap Inc. (SNAP) is classified as Not Halal (Non-Compliant) according to AAOIFI Shariah screening standards. This assessment is based on business activity screening and financial ratio analysis using the AAOIFI methodology.
Business Activity Screen
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Internet Content & Information
- Result
- Pass
- Reason
- The sector "Communication Services" and industry "Internet Content & Information" are not in the excluded categories.
Financial Ratios
- Debt Ratio
- Value: 31.0% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Fail
- Cash & Interest-bearing Securities Ratio
- Value: 19.5% | Threshold: 30% | Result: Pass
- Non-Permissible Income Ratio
- Value: 2.2% | Threshold: 5% | Result: Pass
Dividend Purification
Purification percentage: 2.24%.Based on the company's financial statements, approximately 2.24% of dividend income should be donated to charity for purification. This is derived from identified interest income (2.24% of total income). Some scholars may differ on the exact calculation method.
About Snap Inc.
Snap Inc. operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and snaps. It also provides Snapchat+, Lens+, and Snapchat Platinum, a subscription service that provides subscribers access to exclusive, experimental, and pre-release features; Spectacles, an augmented reality (AR) glasses; and advertising products, including AR ads and Snap ads comprises a single image or video ads, collection ads, dynamic ads, story ads, commercials, sponsored snaps, and promoted places. In addition, the company offers campaign management and delivery, an advertising platform that provides automated, sophisticated, and scalable ad buying and campaign management; and measuring advertising effectiveness solutions. The company was formerly known as Snapchat, Inc. and changed its name to Snap Inc. in September 2016. Snap Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

