LinkedIn slashes full-year profit forecast
(Reuters) - LinkedIn Corp slashed its full-year profit forecast, citing slower revenue growth at its hiring business and a delay in recognizing the contribution of lynda.com, the online education company it has agreed to buy.
(路透社) 由于在招聘业务上收入的减缓,以及认识到收购在线教育公司lynda.com后,其盈利贡献还要推迟一段时间的情况。领英公司大幅削减了全年的预期盈利。
Shares of LinkedIn fell as much as 27 percent after the bell on Thursday.
领英公司的股票在星期四收盘后跌去了27个百分点。
The professional social network operator agreed this month to buy lynda.com for about $1.5 billion and expects to close the acquisition in the second quarter.
这家职业社交网络运营商在本月(4月)已就15亿美元收购lynda公司达成一致,预计在今年的第二季度完成交易。
The company expects revenue contribution from Lynda to be delayed as it works its way to complete the integration.
领英公司预计,来自lynda的收入贡献还要等到收购整合完成后。
Chief Financial Officer Steve Sordello said he expected revenue contribution from the acquisition to "normalize" in the second half of 2016.
首席财政官Steve Sordello 说,他估计到2016年下半年,来自lynda的收入贡献将走向正轨
LinkedIn forecast 2015 profit of $1.90 per share, excluding items, on revenue of about $2.90 billion. It had earlier forecast earnings of $2.95 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion to $2.95 billion.领英公司预测2015年公司每股收益为1.90美元,在扣除一些影响因素后,总收益大约是29亿美元。更早之前的预测说每股收益在2.95美元,总收益大约在29.3到29.5美元左右
Revenue growth from the company's hiring business slowed to 36 percent for the first quarter ended March 31. The business, which the company calls Talent Solutions, accounted for about 62 percent of total revenue.
在2015年的第一季度,公司的招聘业务收入增加幅度降低至36%。这个业务,领英又称之为英才计划,它为公司贡献了62%的收入。
Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $42.5 million, or 34 cents per share, for the first quarter, compared with $13.4 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier.
总体来看,根据报道,起于加州的领英公司,相较于去年第一季度而言,今年的第一季度,给众多股东造成了4250万美元的净亏损,也就是每股34美分的亏损。而去年则是1340万美元,相当于每股11美分的损失。
Revenue rose to $637.7 million from $473.2 million.
而第一季度,领英的总营收,从4.732亿美元上升至6.377亿美元
Excluding items, the company earned 57 cents per share.
不计入某些一次性项目,公司相当于从每一股中多赚了57美分。
The company's shares closed at $252.13 on the New York Stock Exchange.
领英公司在纽交所的股价以252.13美元收盘