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Renren Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, May 14 • 3 Comments
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Mon, Mar 11
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Fri, Aug 10, 2012

Renren Announces Unaudited First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

PR Newswire (May 13, 2013)
After Hours: Take-Two rises in after hours on upbeat results

at MarketWatch.com (May 13, 2013)
Renren Inc. to Release First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on May 13, 2013

PR Newswire (Apr 26, 2013)
Renren Files Annual Report on Form 20-F

PR Newswire (Apr 24, 2013)
Renren Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results

PR Newswire (Mar 11, 2013)
Renren Inc. to Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results on March 11, 2013

PR Newswire (Feb 26, 2013)
Renren Announces Renewal of Share Repurchase Program

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Renren Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

PR Newswire (Nov 13, 2012)
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Renren Invests $49 million in Social Finance, Inc.

PR Newswire (Sep 11, 2012)
Renren Announces Unaudited Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

PR Newswire (Aug 7, 2012)
Renren Introduces Talking Tom Cat Video Sharing Capabilities

PR Newswire (Jul 25, 2012)
Renren Inc. to Release Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results on August 7, 2012

PR Newswire (Jul 24, 2012)
Renren and Viki Bring Subtitled Global TV to Renren's 160 Million Users on 56.com

PR Newswire (Jul 13, 2012)
Renren Inc. to Hold Annual General Meeting on August 24, 2012

PR Newswire (Jun 28, 2012)
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Renren Inc. Announces Appointment of Independent Director

PR Newswire (Jun 15, 2012)
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Sector: Technology

Industry: Internet Information Providers

Country: China

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Friday, May 31, 1:47 PM Renren (RENN +3.6%) and Youku (YOKU -0.3%) are forming a content partnership, according to a Chinese media report (translation). The deal will reportedly lead to the integration of Youku videos on Renren's social networking platform, and provide additional Renren sharing options for the videos. Renren, which already owns second-tier Chinese video site 56.com, is getting a lift from the news. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, May 20, 10:15 AM Chinese Internet stocks jump in response to Qihoo's Q1 beat and very strong Q2 guidance, highlighted by ramping search ad sales and soaring online game revenue. YY +6.5%. RENN +6.8%. NTES +5.5%. BIDU +2.4%. PWRD +3.2%. SOHU +3%. SINA +2.3%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 15, 10:30 AM A downgrade to Perform from Oppenheimer's Andy Yeung sends Renren (RENN -3.3%) lower. Shares barely moved yesterday after the company beat Q1 estimates, but guided for Q2 revenue of $55M-$57M, below a $61.6M consensus. Yeung argues China's social networking landscape has "changed with a more mobile-centric internet environment and the rise of Sina Weibo and Tencent's WeChat," (investors seem to have long figured that out), and is worried about growing investments in mobile, online video, and daily deals. On its earnings call, Renren admitted "advertising remains challenging due to increasing competition, and it continually shifts over user time to mobile." Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 14, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: PDII +33%. ECTY +20%. NSPH +18%. SNE +9%. WPX +8%. TTWO +6%. TSLA +6%. RENN +5%.
Losers: TRMD -15%. MOSY -13%. PT -11%. VELT -10%. SCTY -10%. TSL -6%. NBG -6%. 2 Comments [On the Move]
Friday, May 10, 2:01 PM Responding to Chinese media reports, Renren (RENN +0.7%) confirms it has laid off employees in its Wireless unit, which was formed earlier this year to consolidate the company's mobile app/services efforts. However, Renren denies reports it has cut jobs at its Nuomi daily deals unit, and says the business is expanding; no comment was apparently given regarding reports of cuts at the company's Games unit. Nuomi was responsible for $5.6M of Renren's $16.7M Q4 net loss, and had just $5.4M in revenue. Renren recently signaled it would ramp its Android game development, as it tries to offset social networking share losses. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, May 6, 2:30 PM Chinese Internet stocks are surging after equities rallied in Shanghai and Hong Kong in spite of a major drop in China's services PMI. In addition to Qihoo (previous), winners include Renren (RENN +12.2%), YY (YY +13.3%), Baidu (BIDU +3.8%), Sina (SINA +2.8%), Sohu (SOHU +3.4%), Changyou (CYOU +4.3%), and Perfect World (PWRD +5%). YY is now up 20% since posting a strong Q1 report on Thursday afternoon; revenue rose 130.5% Y/Y to RMB315M ($50.7M), and EPS of $0.23 beat consensus by $0.06. Revenue is expected to hit RMB330M-340M in Q2. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, May 6, 12:47 PM Midday top 10 gainers: MBI +41%. FSGI +32%. ABFS +31%. MNGA +25%. YRCW +22%. BORN +16%. PRMW +15%. CHLN +14%. RENN +14%. YY +14%.
Midday top 10 losers: PAL -18%. HGSH -11%. GEOS -9%. LNCO -9%. LINE -9%. CHCI -9%. VISN -8%. OSH -8%. TG -7%. LTBR -7%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Thursday, March 28, 6:56 PM Renren (RENN) is about to ramp its game licensing and Android game development efforts, says exec He Chuan. With Renren's social network increasingly overshadowed by Tencent and Sina, gaming has turned into a priority for the company - its Renren Games unit already employs ~700 people, and has contributed to an R&D spending surge. Online games accounted for 53% of Renren's Q4 sales, and rose 117% Y/Y. Online ad sales, on the other hand, fell 17%. Comment! [Tech]
Monday, March 11, 2:45 AM Renren (RENN): Q4 net loss $21.1M vs profit of $44.3M a year earlier and consensus of $28.2M. Sales +49% to $48.8M. Increases R&D spending 84% to create new apps and for mobile development. Slowing Chinese growth hurt ad demand. Forecasts Q1 net revenue of $44-46M, +43% Y/Y and vs consensus of $47M. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings]
Monday, March 11, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: CSIQ, DKS, RENN Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, March 10, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Monday’s open: CSIQ, DKS, RENN Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, February 26, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AVGO, AWK, DGI, DWA, EIX, FSLR, GA, GPOR, GWRE, HRZN, JAZZ, MAKO, MIDD, NUVA, ORA, PCLN, QCOR, RENN, REXX, RRC, SPN, STEC, TIVO, VNO, VRSK, ZAGG Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, February 25, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AVGO, AWK, DGI, DWA, EIX, FSLR, GA, GPOR, GWRE, HRZN, JAZZ, MAKO, MIDD, NUVA, ORA, PCLN, QCOR, RENN, REXX, RRC, SPN, STEC, TIVO, VNO, VRSK, ZAGG Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, February 12, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: ACC, AXLL, BWLD, CLF, CLWR, DDR, FRT, FTI, HTS, LPSN, NRP, NTGR, RAX, RENN, RKUS, SCI, SGEN, SKT, SVM, THRX, TRLA, WU, XNPT 1 Comment [Earnings]
Monday, February 11, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: ACC, AXLL, BWLD, CLF, CLWR, DDR, FRT, FTI, HTS, LPSN, NRP, NTGR, RAX, RENN, RKUS, SCI, SGEN, SKT, SVM, THRX, TRLA, WU, XNPT 1 Comment [Earnings]
Friday, January 18, 10:01 AM China's strong Q4 GDP numbers fuel a rally in some Chinese Internet stocks. BIDU +1.9%. SINA +3.2%. RENN +1.8%. YY +2.4%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]

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Renren ($RENN) Faces Increased Competition and Scrambles to Monetize Mobile Traffic- http://su.pr/1t9lwn
May 14, 11:25 AM
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James Sands
Social network worldwide growth: http://bit.ly/10E8jiU $FB, $GOOG, $SINA, $YOKU, $RENN, $LNKD, Twitter and Tencent.
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protrader83
$RENN has huge upside potential. Just wait and watch.
Jan 29, 7:47 PM
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anomaly1
$RENN $60M forecast loss for 2103 implies cash will still be approx. $830M at EOY 2013 ... possibility of a $700M dividend
12/11/12
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anomaly1
$RENN valued at $1.15B vs $FB $60.2B
12/11/12
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jsIRA
RENN - 3.26. Bottom fishing. Good price to buy
11/4/12
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adawg304: verdict should be out by end of year, right?
11/5/12
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jsIRA: in one - two days I believe.
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Paulo Santos
RENN is a clear sell, will explain better tomorrow.
8/7/12
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Paulo Santos: Following those comments is important, if ever there's a change, it will be there that I'll report it.
8/8/12
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Paulo Santos: (I changed a small detail in the article today - the P/E on PWRD, that's delaying its publication)
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James Sands
RENN earnings out after the market closes. Stock is trading very cautiously today.
8/7/12
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The Berenstain Bulls
Tech babies 'bout to run the world; long FB, P, RENN.
6/8/12
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The Berenstain Bulls: Since this post: FB has moved from $27.05 to $31.25. P has moved from $10.93 to $11.01 RENN has moved from $4.49 to $4.64
6/18/12
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cn_habs: RENN is approaching 4.20 now
7/9/12
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samal
Someone just bought RENN@4.99 after hours,I wonder who is that and why?
5/22/12
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jsIRA
RENN - 3.26. Bottom fishing. Good price to buy
11/4/12
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adawg304: verdict should be out by end of year, right?
11/5/12
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jsIRA: in one - two days I believe.
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Paulo Santos
RENN is a clear sell, will explain better tomorrow.
8/7/12
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Paulo Santos: Following those comments is important, if ever there's a change, it will be there that I'll report it.
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Paulo Santos: (I changed a small detail in the article today - the P/E on PWRD, that's delaying its publication)
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The Berenstain Bulls
Tech babies 'bout to run the world; long FB, P, RENN.
6/8/12
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The Berenstain Bulls: Since this post: FB has moved from $27.05 to $31.25. P has moved from $10.93 to $11.01 RENN has moved from $4.49 to $4.64
6/18/12
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cn_habs: RENN is approaching 4.20 now
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iadops40
RENN and ZNGA taking it on the chin
5/18/12
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iadops40: However, I am long TCEHY.PK (sold NPSNY.PK to free up assets). FB will run to 55, make no mistake.
5/19/12
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ipatricktrevino: Agree on ZNGA, lots of competition and their games are repetitive. But I like GRPN ppl love a discount ask JC Penny. Eye on Tencent
5/19/12
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ipatricktrevino
FB 's modest IPO washed RENN, but now theres sentiment that these two are joined at the hip, and we'll continue to check our walls on FB Mon
5/19/12
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iadops40: Pat, I'm not trying to throw you under the bus, but seriously, RENN is garbage. You are comparing a Pinto to a Ferrari
5/19/12
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eabyrd: A Pinto!? What a blast from the past!
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James Hartje
10 Stocks Poised To Prosper From Facebook's IPO http://bit.ly/KcrRD1 $AAPL $DLR $EQIX $FIO $GS $GSVC $JIVE $LNKD $MSFT $RENN $SSD
5/16/12
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ipatricktrevino: Friday could be a huge rebound day which will only boost the IPO and the pop from some of those listed.
5/18/12
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Maria Auziliadora: yes some of them
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jazzfan1
how low BIDU can go...? and all the other chinese internet stocks, i.e. SINA, DANG + RENN...? my feeling is : not to much downside here...?
5/9/12
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Lawrence Lee: DANG could fall to 6.
5/11/12
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ipatricktrevino: I like DANG long, but it may take a strong stomach when things get ugly.
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James Hartje
Stocks to Like Once $FB Goes Public: $FIO $ZNGA $DLR $EQIX $GSVC $MSFT $GS $LNKD $RENN $AMZN $JIVE
5/10/12
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Maria Auziliadora: Thank you James
5/15/12
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StockConsultant
The strongest stocks $AMZN $CRM $CROX $CTXS $LCC $LNG $PAY $RENN $UA $WFM and $WLT see http://bit.ly/pL7ELV
4/14/12
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Maria Auziliadora: CROX reported good imo a lillte light for their estimates in 2Q but they are opening so many stores and beat by 5 cents
4/26/12
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Maria Auziliadora: Actually I will try to buy some at a discount today!!!
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mrvitaya
RENN RENN RUN ! RUN ! I love it.
4/12/12
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cn_habs: when did you get in? would you add onto your position?
4/12/12
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mrvitaya: I got in @5.28 10,000shrs. Renn will hit $10 soon
4/14/12
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Joshua Hayes
Big Wave Trading Portfolio Update And Top Current Holdings: http://bit.ly/wuskia $FAS $UMDD $YINN $RENN $VLTC $IRE $FFN $JKS $HK $LNKD
2/11/12
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1980XLS-2.0: DSS.Q http://bit.ly/wUNcuu
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vinyal
RENN moving on high volume
2/7/12
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vinyal: yes sir. the fundamentals mean nothing until they do
2/7/12
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realornot: You know I am never fond of crap! I like shrimps and lobsters!
2/7/12
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Joshua Hayes
$VLTC $IRE $YINN $FAS $UMDD $RF $RENN on fire this month $SVVC watching for a top there. Looks like 2day might b it $BVSN waiting 4 next top
2/3/12
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AlphaVolume: yeeeeahhh BUDDY!
2/3/12
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Michael Bryant
Don't forget Zynga (ZNGA). The company profits from games on Facebook. And don't forget Renren (RENN), the Facebook of China.
2/3/12
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REIT: man have a kit kat
2/3/12
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TruffelPig
All those China internet plays got slaughtered today: RENN, DANG - 10% etc.
1/31/12
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jvix: Interesting this happened ahead of AMZN earnings
1/31/12
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TruffelPig: Had nothing to do with that. Just too much hype.
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