Google profits disappoint market
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Despite strong profit growth, shares in Google are down sharply as investors reacted badly to its latest results.
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Strong revenue growth for Web search leader Google Inc. prompted analysts to raise share price targets for the company on Thursday, but investors failed to take the cue, sending the stock down 3 percent.
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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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Few companies can offer Wall Street a 28 percent gain in profit and a 58 percent increase in revenue and then have their stock prices drop. But that's exactly what happened to Google, which had repeatedly exceeded the quarterly targets set by financial analysts -- until now.
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A surprise jump in hiring and operating expenses shook investor confidence in Google Inc.  for the second time in its three years as a public company, sending its shares down 6 percent on Friday.
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Web search leader Google, in its first earnings report as a publicly held company, today posted a profit of $52.0 million in the third quarter on strong Web search advertising.
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Google Inc.'s earnings growth decelerated dramatically in the second quarter as the Internet search leader spent more money hiring new employees and acquiring online content, jolting investors who had been betting on higher profits.
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Internet search giant Google has priced its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO) at just under $120 a share, far below initial expectations.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering isn't as popular as expected, the company lowered its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from the earlier prediction of $108 and $135 per share...
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Despite some market concerns over Google&#39;s growth potential in a slowing economy, the search giant continues to report strong growth, with fourth-quarter revenue up 51 percent over the same period the year before.Google reported revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter ending Dec. 31 using GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). Net income for the period was $1.21 billion, compared to $1.01 billion in the third quarter of 2007.With earnings per share of $4.43, Google just missed analyst consensus of $4.44 on a non-GAAP basis, as polled by First Call.Google continues to increase revenue from outside the United States, reporting that 48 percent of total revenue in the quarter came from international markets. That&#39;s up from 44 percent in the same period a year earlier but the same as the third-quarter 2007.In a statement, Google&#39;s CEO Eric Schmidt said that the report reflects strong momentum in the company&#39;s core business as well as a growing receptivity to its new businesses.
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Shares in eBay fall as its quarterly profits fail to meet market expectations, despite seeing net profits rise by 44%.
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Google Inc. on Wednesday said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at &#36;85 per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous process beset by poor market conditions and a series of missteps.
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Google&#39;s first quarterly earnings statement since its recent IPO rewarded investors with the news that the company has doubled its profits in the past year.
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Google Inc  reported a  lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday and predicted  further spending to shore up its operations, sending its shares  down as much as 9.5 percent.
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Web search leader Google Inc.   on Thursday posted an industry-leading 110 percent  rise in quarterly profits as the company dodged the slowing  growth trend that has hurt rivals Yahoo and eBay.
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Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled as the online search engine leader once again sprinted past analyst expectations, but the breathtaking growth wasn't enough to satisfy investors.
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The search giantâs shares declined sharply in after-hours trading despite its 58 percent increase in quarterly revenues.