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Google I/O Is This Week: What To ExpectAlexander Pottmeyer • Mon, May 13
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Google's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 18, 2012 • 4 Comments
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Google's Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 19, 2012 • 4 Comments
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Google Management Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 12, 2012 • 1 Comment
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Google Management Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jan 19, 2012
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Google Management Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 13, 2011
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Google Inc. M&A CallMon, Aug 15, 2011
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Google's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Jul 14, 2011 • 2 Comments
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Google's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Apr 15, 2011 • 1 Comment
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Google's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jan 21, 2011
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Motorola Management Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 28, 2010
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Google CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Oct 14, 2010 • 2 Comments
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Motorola Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 30, 2010
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Google Inc. Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 16, 2010 • 1 Comment
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Motorola Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Apr 29, 2010
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Google is a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information. The company's innovations in web search and advertising have made its web site a top internet property and its brand one of the most recognized in the world. Google maintains a large index of web... More
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- Friday, April 19, 5:16 PM Google (GOOG +4.4%) refused to stop rallying today, closing within a hair's breadth of $800. In addition to favorable sell-side notes, investors may have taken heart in earnings call remarks about growth being "fairly stable" across regions in the face of macro challenges. Asia is said to be Google's fastest-growing region, and recession-hit Southern Europe "remains stable." Google also noted "Other" revenue rose 27% Q/Q and 150% Y/Y to $1B thanks to Google Play, and that YouTube viewing has risen by 50% over the last year. (Q1: I, II) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
- Thursday, April 18, 4:29 PM More on Google: Q1 Revenue ex-TAC was $11.01B. TAC 25% of ad revenue, even with Q4. Google revenue (exc. Motorola) +22% Y/Y, even with Q4. Paid clicks +3% Q/Q and +20% Y/Y (+24% Y/Y in Q4). Cost-per-click (ad prices) -4% Q/Q and Y/Y after rising 2% Q/Q in Q4 (mobile a likely culprit). International 55% of sales (54% prior). Motorola Mobile revenue of $1.02B (-54% Y/Y), unit had a $179M operating loss. Capex of $1.2B. Free cash flow of $2.43B, below net income of $3.9B. Google headcount rose by 1.2K, Motorola Mobile headcount fell by almost as much. Opex 33% of revenue, same as Q4 and a year ago. GOOG now +0.2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
- Thursday, April 18, 4:14 PM Google (GOOG): Q1 EPS of $11.58 beats by $0.89. Revenue of $13.97B (+31% Y/Y) misses by $70M. Shares +3.2% AH. CC at 4:30PM ET (webcast). (PR) 10 Comments [Tech, Earnings, Breaking News, Top Stories]
- Thursday, April 18, 7:49 AM It's set to be a heavyweight late afternoon for the tech sector, with Google (GOOG), IBM (IBM) and Microsoft (MSFT) due to release quarterly results. Google's Q1 EPS is expected to have risen to $10.69 from $10.08 while revenue is seen surging 72.5% to $14.04B. IBM's Q1 EPS is estimated to have increased to $3.05 from $2.78 as revenue edged up 0.1% to $24.69B. Microsoft's FQ3 EPS is seen growing to $0.68 from $0.60 and its revenue 18.1% to $20.56B. Comment! [Tech, Consumer, Earnings]
- Thursday, April 18, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, April 17, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, ALGN, AMD, BGS, CBST, CE, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, GOOG, IBM, ISRG, LSCC, MSFT, RMBS, VMI, WIT Comment! [Earnings]
- Tuesday, January 22, 4:25 PM More on Google's Q4: Results exclude $802M in Motorola Home sales (biggest reason for revenue miss). Cost per click (ad prices) +2% Q/Q and -6% Y/Y (was -15% Y/Y in Q3), likely thanks to mobile's impact. Paid clicks +24% Y/Y (+33% in Q3). International 54% of sales (53% in Q3). 67% of sales from Google sites, 27% from partner sites, 6% other (unchanged from Q3). Motorola's mobile ops had revenue of $1.51B (-40% Y/Y), division lost $152M. Opex +33% Y/Y, below revenue growth. Capex of $1.02B (9% of sales). GOOG +3.7% AH. CC at 4:30PM ET (webcast). (PR) 1 Comment [Tech, Earnings]
- Tuesday, January 22, 4:06 PM Google (GOOG): Q4 EPS of $10.65 beats by $0.13. Revenue (exc. traffic acquisition costs) of $11.34B (+39% Y/Y, boosted by Motorola) misses by $1.12B. Shares +3% AH. (PR) 9 Comments [Tech, Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move, Top Stories]
- Tuesday, January 22, 12:05 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AMD, CA, CPWR, CREE, CSX, EZPW, GOOG, IBM, IGT, ISRG, NSC, RFMD, TSS, TXN Comment! [Earnings]
- Monday, January 21, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AMD, CA, CPWR, CREE, CSX, EZPW, GOOG, IBM, IGT, ISRG, NSC, RFMD, TSS, TXN Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, October 18, 2012, 4:56 PM Google (GOOG) states on its Q3 earnings call (webcast, live blog) its mobile business (ads + Google Play, though mostly ads) is now on an $8B/year run rate. A year ago, the company noted its mobile ad business was on a $2.5B/year run rate. Larry Page, who was sidelined for some time by an ailment that caused him to lose his voice, still doesn't sound like his usual self. Shares +0.7% AH after falling 8% in regular trading. (earnings slides - PDF) (more) 3 Comments [Tech, Earnings]
- Thursday, October 18, 2012, 12:40 PM Google's (GOOG -8.4%) Q3 results are out early, and they missed estimates. EPS of $9.03 missed by $1.62, and revenue of $11.33B (+51% Y/Y, boosted by Motorola acquisition) missed by $530M. Shares are diving. 63 Comments [Tech, Earnings, On the Move, Breaking News, Top Stories]
- Thursday, October 18, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, AMD, ASBC, BGS, CBST, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, FLEX, GOOG, MSFT, NCR, PBCT, RHI, RMBS, RVBD, SNDK Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: ACTG, AMD, ASBC, BGS, CBST, CMG, COF, CPHD, ETFC, FLEX, GOOG, MSFT, NCR, PBCT, RHI, RMBS, RVBD, SNDK 3 Comments [Earnings]
- Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 9:36 AM More on Velti's Q2: The company expects Q3 revenue of $60M-$64M and 2012 revenue of $285M-$296M, in-line with Street estimates of $61.1M and $290.9M. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to grow to $8.5M-$10.5M in Q4 from Q2's $6.2M. Net cash, a concern following Velti's Q1 report, grew by $5.1M. However, DSOs came in at a steep 266 days, down only slightly Q/Q. VELT +18.5%. Together with Millennial Media's strong Q2 report, the results could bode well for Google's mobile ad business. (PR) 3 Comments [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, July 19, 2012, 4:25 PM More on Google's Q2: Google site revenue +21%, ad network revenue +20%. Ad click prices -16% Y/Y but +1% Q/Q, halting recent declines. Paid clicks +1% Q/Q and +42% Y/Y (impact of mobile). International sales steady at 54% of total. Motorola revenue was $1.25B, operating loss -$38M. Free cash flow of $3.48B vs. net income of $3.35B. Capex of $774M vs. Q1's $607M. 1,300 new Google hires to go with 20K+ Motorola employees. Opex steady at 33% of revenue. GOOG +3% AH. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
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John Vincent
Brave Warrior's Glenn Greenberg doubled $ESRX while eliminating $ADBE & $MSI. Also reduced $GOOG. Details @ http://bit.ly/14eZEae - View all 0 replies
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Gillian Mauyen
$GOOG FCFF Valuation: Article published one month ago, still relevant: http://seekingalpha.com/a/spzn - View all 0 replies
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jazzfan1: well...how many people know about google now? serious, that`s my first thought after reading the article...(i do not own a smartphone!). -
Matt Cilderman: I would say that the number of people who know about it is growing rapidly...especially due to it's new iOS release.
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domi1kenobi
domi1kenobi: $NOK,$AAPL,$GOOG Windows Phone 8 beats IOS in customer's satisfaction survey http://bit.ly/13zOCNe - View all 0 replies
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Capitalist Bull
Leading growth stocks taking a break while the $ES_F shows no signs of fatigue. http://stks.co/qD73 $NFLX $REGN $SPWR $GOOG $CELG $NSM - View all 0 replies
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jazzfan1: well...how many people know about google now? serious, that`s my first thought after reading the article...(i do not own a smartphone!). -
Matt Cilderman: I would say that the number of people who know about it is growing rapidly...especially due to it's new iOS release.
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Not Rich
$GOOG's RR response reeks of desperation, http://bit.ly/127nqmg - Expect $VRNG's response by Monday and a final ruling soon after. - View all 3 replies
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Mongoose7916: I think bears are to scared to short it past these levels. This level is safe until more news about the case/settlement happen. -
jlf75: There is no workaround. There's no way a method can be worked around. This is all lawyering but when JJ realizes it, it's curtains for GOOG.
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James Sands
$GOOG, $AAPL, $PCLN, who would have thought it. Google is the closest to possibly close over $1,000. - View all 3 replies
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James Sands: I sold out near $600 a while back when I revamped my portfolio. I would rather own DoubleClick, YouTube, or Admob separately. -
James Sands: Google is another company though that if you just dove in at the IPO and held, you would be doing quite alright.
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Skull & Bones: Worth that only to those who bought 1,516,499 shares today. Seen this movie before....know how it ends. -
RycheMykol: Ut oh, managers put a $1000 price on GOOG, that was the kiss of death for Apple. Wonder if they'll do the same to this stock?
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Michael Eisenberg
Kids think $GOOG android is not "new" enough. So $MSFT phone is now cool with kids who don't want to be like parents. Turn of events?? - View all 2 replies
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alphaRAJU: True. I was at a party and all the parents had iPhones, a kid saw my Nokia Lumina 900 and said that's what he's going to get. True. -
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DIgitalMediaView
$GOOG "YouTube to begin offering pay channels for a monthly fee, watching $NFLX drop as this puts them squarely in competition.." - View all 2 replies
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DIgitalMediaView: Financial Times: "Google is on the verge of unveiling an à la carte subscription service" http://bit.ly/17HI5B1
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jamesingram32: for e.g. the latest has huge experience in pin point mass population medical information. FB could have a future in Public Health -
jamesingram32: We are at the very beginning of social, and 500mm active users is way past critical mass. + Sean Parker et al.
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Abu Bakr Hussain
Final $MSFT article published - check it out here! $NOK $AAPL $GOOG seekingalpha.com/article/1395161 - View all 4 replies
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Abu Bakr Hussain: thanks system - investor relation rules make it really hard to do the research but its fun nonetheless! -
Abu Bakr Hussain: Good shout seppo, it was very nicely priced before, azures gone billion dollar, WP is growing - just watch out for how W8/Blue develops =)
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SA Editor Jonathan Liss: This is why people should never rely on twitter alone! 2nd reliable source always a good idea -
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David Jackson
$BKS says it will offer $GOOG's Google Play apps on its Nook. Would that make you buy a Nook? Is this a threat to $AMZN's Kindle business? - View all 14 replies
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bd4uandu: Seems that any tablet or computer with the kindle app can be used as a eReader. Why buy a Nook? The kindle I can go from one device to... -
bd4uandu: another with out even loosing my place. The Nook is probably similar but Amazons content is the tie breaker.







