EBay Profit Misses Street Forecast
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EBay Inc.  on Wednesday missed Wall Street's earnings expectations for the first time in at least three years, sending its shares down nearly 12 percent and taking other Internet stocks lower.
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EBay was the online winner this  "Black Friday," data published on Saturday showed, but overall  Internet traffic growth was well below last year's even as  bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics  on the Web before "Cyber Monday."
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EBay Inc said on Wednesday it had  a strong quarterly performance in auctions, masked by a big net  loss due to a write-down, and that its full-year earnings would  be at the top end of expectations.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Equity Research said the purchase of Rent.com by eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) could be a bit of a miscalculation.
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Online auction king eBay (Quote, Chart) reported a better than 50 percent rise in quarterly revenue from last year and profits that jumped by about 77 percent compared to last year, thanks in part to its PayPal unit and growth overseas.
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San Jose-based Internet auction site eBay, Inc., says it had net income of $182.3 million or 27 cents per diluted share on revenues of $805.
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eBay&#39;s profit surged more than 76 percent on brisk sales of back-to-school computers, but executives cautioned that the online auction company&#39;s gangbuster growth is subject to seasonal variations and could waver next year.
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With eBay&#39;s stock lingering near an all-time high of $96.60, investors have been holding their collective breath since the third quarter closed Sept.
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Online auctioneer eBay Inc. said Wednesday that its profit jumped 44 percent in the fourth quarter as the company saw a record level of auction listings and a sharp rise in buyers and sellers.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.
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U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from eBay Inc.  and a lower-than-expected profit forecast from Qualcomm Inc. .
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Revenue from online auctions sends Ebay's profits surging, despite a shrinking number of items up for sale.
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Electronic Data Systems Corp.  on Monday posted a higher-than-expected profit thanks to cost cutting, but it forecast 2005 earnings would fall short of analysts' estimates as it hopes to bring back growth by investing &#36;1 billion in key areas this year.
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Investors hammer eBay shares after the firm's latest profits fall short of market expectations.
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Plus: eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims...Apple posts good Q1, despite slow iPod sales...Microsoft expected to post healthy profits.
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General Mills Inc.  on Thursday posted quarterly profit that was a penny shy of analysts' estimates as increased marketing spending and higher commodity costs tempered gains.
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EBay Inc., the world's largest online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a 77 percent increase in quarterly profit, fueled by strong back-to-school shopping and growth in its international and PayPal businesses.