Bird On A Wire: Twitter's User Growth On The Verge Of Flatlining

Twitter Inc TWTR's woes have been well documented over the past few months, but some investors hold on to the belief the social media company can demonstrate some form of growth moving forward.

This theory may have been debunked after Twitter's Q4 report.

As noted by Statista, Twitter managed to grow its revenue by less than 1 percent in the quarter to $717 million. Advertising sales, which accounts for the vast majority of total revenue, declined in the quarter yet the widely used monthly active users (MAUs) rose in the quarter to 319 million from 317 million a quarter ago and 302 million at the end of the first quarter of 2015.

Twitter also cautioned investors that its revenue growth could continue trailing its user growth due to the heightened competitive environment in the social media landscape.

Another bullish stance cited by many investors is President Trump's constant use of Twitter. This was even called out by the company's CFO Anthony Noto, but the executive only acknowledged this "shows the power of Twitter."

And this alone isn't good enough, Statista suggested.

"If more people were as enthusiastic about Twitter as a communications tool as Donald Trump apparently is, the company wouldn't be having any problems selling advertising."

Shares of Twitter were trading lower by more than 10 percent on Thursday.