Google quarterly profit swells 46 percent
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Web search leader Google Inc reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by accelerating market share gains and tighter cost controls.
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Google reported a 17 percent jump in profit and a 51 percent growth in revenue in the fourth quarter, falling shy of Wall Streetâs expectations.
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Internet search giant Google, which raised &#36;1.7 billion in a highly publicized IPO, announced its first quarterly earnings as a public company Thursday, and the results were stellar. Google reported revenue of &#36;805.9 million, more than double last year's &#36;393.3 million.
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(InfoWorld) - Google's revenue continued to climb in the second quarter with the company reporting revenue of $3.87 billion, up 58 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Net income for the quarter, which ended June 30, was $925 million, down just slightly from $1 billion in the first quarter. On a non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis, net income for the quarter was $1.12 billion, compared to $1.16 billion in the first quarter. Google-owned sites generated revenue of $2.49 billion, or 64 percent of revenue for the quarter, an improvement of 74 percent over the same quarter last year. Revenue outside of the U.S. was $1.84 billion, or 48 percent of total revenue for the quarter. That's up from 42 percent in the second quarter 2006. Google was pleased with its international expansion. "We continue to make significant international investments and we're seeing the benefits of this strategy," said George Reyes, CFO, during a conference call to discuss the earnings. Europe drove international growth for the search giant, with Spain, Italy, and France leading the charge and Germany and the U.K. also serving as significant revenue drivers, he said. The company continues to hire new workers in its international sites and expand product support in international markets. Paid clicks grew by 47 percent compared to the second quarter of 2006. That includes clicks related to ads served on Google sites as well as the sites of AdSense customers. Earnings per share was a bit lower than expected by analysts. Non-GAAP earnings per share for the second quarter was $3.56, down from $3.68 in the first quarter and a few cents shy of the $3.59 expected by financial analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Google's rift with eBay Inc. during the quarter didn't have a negative affect on earnings, executives said. In June, eBay pulled all of its ads from Google's AdSense network. The auction giant later returned to AdSense but at a significantly lower level. Even though eBay has been the largest advertiser on AdSense, there was no impact on Google from the change, said Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google. "EBay is a long term partner for Google and while it's true they adjusted their mix in our ad model, they continue to be a significant advertiser," he said. "We did not see an impact on Google from the changes they talk about that they made." During the call with financial analysts, Schmidt touched on Google's interest in upcoming wireless spectrum auctions. Google wants to see consumers buy any mobile device and be able to connect to a wireless network and use the full capability of the Internet, he said. That's because he wants those users to become Google advertising customers. "There's a direct connection between the open interoperable network we're arguing for in the FCC filing and so forth and the usage of Google services," he said. Google filed a document with the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to make changes to the rules for an upcoming spectrum auction in order to ensure that the resulting networks are open. Google's earnings report comes against the backdrop of hints of a challenge to the company'sÂ proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hasÂ opened an investigation into the proposed $1 billion acquisition. The executives did not discuss the proposed merger, but Schmidt did touch on legal woes for the company. The two most significant lawsuits Google faces at the moment include those related to its book search project and the suit filed by Viacom related to YouTube, the online video site that Google owns. Schmidt called the suits very important and said he wished they could be solved by technology or otherwise. He also cautioned that governments around the world could potentially find some of Google's activities inappropriate and that could become the source of future legal troubles. For now, however, there are no such threats, he said. This story was updated on July 19, 2007 Â
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Web search leader Google Inc.  posted quarterly earnings on Tuesday that blew past  expectations on strong Web search advertising, driving its  share price up almost 10 percent to a record high.
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Google&#8217;s 2006 Q4 earnings beat Wall Street expectations when they announed today that revenues were up 67% over Q4 2005 and 16% more than last quarter. From the Google Earnings Press Release: Q4 Financial Summary  Google reported revenues of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 67% compared to the fourth quarter [...]
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SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader  to sprint past analyst expectations - a habit that has helped propel its  stock price above $500.
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Google said today that its quarterly profit rose as its ability to capitalize on Web advertising gained momentum against rivals such as Yahoo and Microsoft.
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Shares of Google Inc.  rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than  twice the level of its cut-price IPO, after the Web search  leader posted strong quarterly results in its first reported  quarter as a public company.
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Web search leader Google Inc.  GOOG.O, in its first earnings report as a publicly held  company, on Thursday posted a higher net profit as revenue more  than doubled on strong Web search advertising.
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Shares of Google Inc. gained more than 15 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of its cut-price IPO, after the Web search leader delivered strong quarterly results in its first reported quarter as a public company.
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Web search leader Google Inc.  is expected to post strong fourth-quarter results on Tuesday, driven by growth in its Web advertising businesses and increases in market share outside the United States, analysts said on Monday.
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YESTERDAY Close $639.62 Change +$6.14 52-WEEK High $641.41 Low $417.50 Google Inc., the owner of the most popular Internet search engine, said third-quarter profit jumped 46 percent, beating analysts' estimates, after the company extended its lead over Yahoo Inc. and grew outside the United States.
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Google Inc.'s third-quarter profit more than doubled, reflecting a continued surge in the online advertising distributed by its Internet-leading search engine.
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Web search leader Google Inc.   reported on Thursday a 28 percent rise in profits that  fell short of consensus expectations, as a recent jump in  operating expenses offset market share gains against rivals.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s stock price surpassed $500 for the first time Tuesday, marking another milestone in a rapid rise that has catapulted the Internet search leader into the corporate elite.
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Google's revenue for the second quarter was up 58% compared to the same quarter in 2006, hitting $3.87 billion.