Yahoo cuts jobs as profits fall
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Search engine Yahoo says it plans to cut 1,000 jobs as its profits fall 23% in the final three months of 2007.
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Yahoo&#39;s fourth-quarter revenue grew, but net income fell as the struggling Internet giant tried to put its house in order and improve its ability to compete against Google and other rivals.Revenue for the period, ended Dec. 31, came in at $1.832 billion, up 8 percent compared with 2006&#39;s fourth quarter, the company said Tuesday. Subtracting the commission that Yahoo pays to sites in its advertising network, revenue was $1.403 billion, up 14 percent but missing the $1.406 billion consensus expectation from financial analysts polled by Thomson Financial.Meanwhile, net income fell to $206 million, or $0.15 per share, from $269 million, or $0.19 per share. On a pro forma basis, which includes one-time items, net income was $280 million, or $0.20 per share, down from $297 million, or $0.21 per share. Analysts expected Yahoo to post earnings per share of $0.11.Yahoo&#39;s statement doesn&#39;t mention staff reductions, which the company is rumored to be mulling. The company will most likely field questions about layoffs in its earnings-release conference call Tuesday afternoon.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) Chairman Terry Semel stepped down as chief executive in a surprise move Monday, ending his increasingly ineffectual pursuit of online search leader Google Inc.
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Internet media company Yahoo Inc.   on Tuesday reported a dip in quarterly profit in line  with previously lowered expectations, weighed down by weak  brand advertising and recent management turmoil.
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Yahoo&#39;s second-quarter profit slipped slightly while revenue growth remained lackluster, extending a malaise that prompted the Internet icon to replace its chief executive recently.
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Yahoo reported a drop in quarterly profit  and its shares fell nearly 7 percent as Chief Executive Jerry Yang predicted a tough 2008 amid a weakening U.S. economy.
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By David Quainton  Yahoo! has handed almost all its UK business to Hill & Knowlton.   As broken on PRWeek.com this Monday, the appointment sees the internet firm part ways with Bite Communications, Brands2Life and Cohn & Wolfe.
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(InfoWorld) - Yahoo's net income fell year-over-year in a quarter that sawÂ Yahoo leadership change handsÂ amid criticism that the company failed to capitalize on the explosive growth of the search-engine advertising market. Yahoo also lowered guidance for the third quarter and for 2007 as it reported financial results Tuesday. Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs for Yahoo's second quarter ended June 30 were $1.244 billion, slightly higher than the $1.242 billion Thomson First Call analysts had estimated. Net income for the quarter was $161 million or $0.11 per share, in line with analyst estimates and slightly lower than the $164 million or $0.11 per share for the same period in 2006. Operating income for the second quarter of 2007 was $185 million, a 19 percent decrease compared to $230 million for the same period of 2006. Cash flow from operating activities for the second quarter of 2007 was $406 million, a 6 percent decrease compared to $430 million for the same period of 2006. Tuesday marks the first time co-founder Jerry Yang faces investors for an earnings period since taking over the CEO position on June 18, when former CEO Terry Semel stepped down. The new CEO is in the position of convincing Wall Street he has what it takes to improve performance at Yahoo, and he took an aggressive stance in a press statement ahead of the company's quarterly conference call. "I am focused on doing everything we need to do to strengthen our business, capture long-term growth opportunities, and create increased value for our shareholders," Yang said, according to the statement. "By sharpening our focus, speeding execution, building our technology and talent, and investing in key growth areas, we can put Yahoo on a clear path to fulfill its potential as an Internet leader." Yahoo also offered new, lowered guidance for its third quarter and year-end results. Wall Street expected $1.304 billion in revenue for the third quarter, but Yahoo said Tuesday that revenue would be in the range of $1.17 billion to 1.31 billion. Third-quarter EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) are now expected to be in the range of $380 million to $450 million rather than the $521 million Wall Street is currently expecting. For 2007, Yahoo is now expecting revenue of $4.89 billion to $5.19 billion rather than Wall Street's current guidance of $5.199 billion. EBITDA for 2007 is expected to be in the range of $1.775 billion to $1.955 billion rather than the current guidance of $2.063 billion, according to Yahoo. On a conference call Tuesday, Yang acknowledged he is doing a "top-to-bottom review" of Yahoo's business. "There isÂ a significant gap between where we are and where we need to be," he said, adding that it is with a "great sense of urgency" that he plans to evaluate Yahoo's business so the company can improve financial results quickly. Some areas on which Yahoo will put more emphasis are display advertising, its publisher network, and its online partnerships through its newspaper consortium, said Yahoo President Susan Decker, who was promoted to her current position when Yang took over as CEO. Previously, she was executive vice president and head of the Advertiser and Publisher Group. Yang named cultivating a new employee culture of "teamwork, leadership, and the desire to win" as a key objective in the near term. That initiative would include more hiring and changes in the executive ranks, he said. Another aim is to speed up Yahoo's plan to trim fat and focus on core businesses such as online advertising, as well as to help its customers and advertisers build upon Yahoo's Web-based services platform. The company also has to make decisions faster, executives said. This story was updated on July 17, 2007
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Yahoo Inc  is planning to announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday.
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Stocks declined on Wednesday after a report showing weaker-than-expected economic growth underscored worries about a recession and Yahoo Inc  forecast 2008 revenue below expectations.
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The boss of Yahoo says he is working on a "strategic plan" for the firm after reporting a sixth quarterly profit fall.
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc.  and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported, dragging Yahoo shares down 5.3 percent.
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Electronics giant Sony cuts its operating profit and sales targets for this business year, blaming falling product prices.
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Yahoo Inc. plans to close its U.S. offices during the final week of the year, a cost-cutting measure that will require most of the Internet icon's 10,500 workers to use their vacation time if they want to be paid for the time off.
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Yahoo Inc. warned yesterday that slowing advertising growth would depress its third-quarter results.
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Yahoo Inc  is planning to  announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to  hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a  source familiar with the plan said on Monday.
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Yahoo plans to lay off hundreds of employees to increase profitability, prop up its deflated stock price and focus on a smaller number of key areas, people close to the company said.