Full report here.
Per Briefing.com:
4:10PM Priceline.com beats by $0.44, beats on revs; guides Q3 EPS above consensus, revs above consensus (PCLN) 230.67 +3.29 :
Reports Q2 (Jun) earnings of $3.09 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.44 better than the Thomson Reuters consensus of $2.65; revenues rose 27.1% year/year to $767.4 mln vs the $733 mln consensus. Gross booking were $3.4 bln, up 43% y/y.
Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $4.78-4.98 vs. $4.18 Thomson Reuters consensus; sees Q3 revs growth of 29-34% y/y (~$941-978 mln) vs. $863.28 mln Thomson Reuters consensus. For Q3 sees y/y increase in total gross travel bookings of ~33% - 38% (approx $3.6-3.75 bln); y/y increase in international gross travel bookings of ~46% - 51% compared to 59.5% in Q2; y/y increase in domestic gross travel bookings of approximately 13% compared to 19% in Q2.
Via Reuters:
- Online travel agency Priceline on Tuesday posted quarterly profit above analyst forecasts as bookings jumped 43%, led by international bookings and hotel reservations as the industry recovers from a downturn. "The stronger international growth, combined with better expense management, led to the strong upside," said Aaron Kessler, an analyst at Thinkequity. "The guidance looks pretty strong as well," he said.
- International bookings rose 63.6% to $321.8 million. The company said global hotel reservations increased by 48%.
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Long Priceline.com in fund; no personal position