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Operating income before depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense for the firstquarter of 2008 was $433 million, a 6 percent decrease compared to $460 million for the same period of 2007.
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Operating income before depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense for the first quarter of 2008 includes a pre-tax cash charge of $29 million for severance payexpenses and related cash expenditures related to a strategic workforce realignment theCompany implemented during the quarter.
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Operating income before depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation expense for the first quarter of 2008 includes incremental costs of $14 million incurred for outside advisorsrelated to Microsoft’s unsolicited proposal, other strategic alternatives, and related litigationdefense costs.
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Cash flow from operating activities for the first quarter of 2008 was $786 million, an 81 percent increasecompared to $435 million for the same period of 2007.
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Cash flow from operating activities for the first quarter of 2008 includes a $350 million one-timepayment from AT&T Inc.
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Free cash flow for the first quarter of 2008 was $647 million, a 75 percent increase compared to $369million for the same period of 2007.
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Free cash flow for the first quarter of 2008 includes a $350 million one-time payment from AT&TInc.
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Net income for the first quarter of 2008 was $542 million or $0.37 per diluted share compared to $142million or $0.10 per diluted share for the same period of 2007.
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Net income for the first quarter of 2008 includes the Company’s net non-cash gain of $401million related to Alibaba Group's initial public offering of Alibaba.com, net of tax, which isincluded in earnings in equity interests.
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Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2008 was $150 million or $0.11 per diluted share comparedto non-GAAP net income of $154 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the same period of 2007.“The heart of Yahoo!'s strategy to win is the simple proposition that if we are the starting point for the mostusers and provide the most comprehensive, easiest-to-use, ‘must-buy’ platform for advertisers,we can drivethe growth in volume and the improvement in yield we need to accelerate growth in revenues and operatingcash flow. That, in turn, we believe will deliver attractive value to our stockholders,” said Sue Decker,president, Yahoo! Inc. “This past quarter’s financial results, important acquisitions, and, most importantly,the string of successful product rollouts demonstrate our enhanced execution against our longer-rangegoals. As we look forward, we are particularly excited by the potential capability of AMP! from Yahoo!, our revolutionary new ad management platform to help us further extend our lead in display advertising, whichmore than any other area of online advertising we believe has great potential for growth.”
First Quarter 2008 Segment Financial Results
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United States segment revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were $1,307 million, a 19 percent increasecompared to $1,101 million for the same period of 2007.
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International segment revenues for the first quarter of 2008 were $510 million, an 11 percent decreasecompared to $571 million for the same period of 2007.
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United States segment operating income before depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensationexpense for the first quarter of 2008 was $315 million, an 8 percent decrease compared to $342 million for the same period of 2007.
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International segment operating income before depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensationexpense for the first quarter of 2008 was $118 million, a 1 percent decrease compared to $119 million for the same period of 2007.
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