yahoo logo
Yahoo made profits of £506m in the last quarter

Yahoo profits top £500m

Revenues leap 12 per cent to £869m

Written by Neon Kelly

Yahoo's revenues rose $1.76bn (£869m) for the third quarter, up 12 per cent since the same period last year.

Gross profits rose 14 per cent to $103bn (£506m), but net income of $151m (£74.2m) was down slightly from the $159m (£78.2m) reported in Q3 2006.

Marketing services sales totalled $1.54bn (£757m), a 12 per cent rise. Fees revenues reached $224m (£110m), a seven percent increase compared to $210m (£103m) for the same period of 2006.

Tags:

reader comments

related articles

Picture of Yahoo mail

Yahoo upgrades anti-phishing

Improved security will help ISP identify fake PayPal and eBay messages 05 Oct 2007

 

Yahoo brings oneSearch to the desktop

Search firm claims more relevant results 03 Oct 2007

Yahoo and Telefónica sign oneSearch deal

Customers to get mobile Yahoo Mail, Flickr and search 02 Oct 2007

Yahoo revamps its music player

Customisable playlists 24 Sep 2007

Yahoo posts fall in revenue and profit

Analysts gun for Carol Bartz 28 Jan 2009

iPhone sales secure Apple against downturn

Computer maker posts strong Q2 results with profits of $1.21bn 23 Apr 2009

Autonomy defies economic gloom with record quarter

UK software firm sees strong organic growth ahead 23 Apr 2009

related whitepapers

today's top stories

Best practice: Five steps to achieving your e-commerce goals

Brian Walker of Forrester Research gives his top tips for ensuring e-commerce success 06 Jul 2009

Google meets the NHS? Politicians show their IT naivety again

The Tories like technology. They increasingly seem to think IT is going to help them win the General Election due next year.... 06 Jul 2009

How to maximise the value of your IT networking investment

A panel of experts discuss networking strategies that deliver real value to business 03 Jul 2009

Reaching the email zero count

I have noticed something quite bizarre today. Both my inboxes (work and personal) are empty – somehow I have managed to work... 06 Jul 2009

Habitat gets a web site makeover

The furniture retailer is revamping its online presence to provide a fully transactional web site. CIO Jacques Dekock explains why 02 Jul 2009

Advertisement

Newsletter signup

Sign up for our range of FREE newsletters:

More available - click 'submit' to view

Existing User

Newsletter user login:

Advertisement

Jobs

Related jobs

Job of the week

Job alerts

Sign up here

Find your next job

IT Salary Checker

Check salary here

Advertisement

White papers

Search white papers

Top categories

VPN, Extranet and Intranet Solutions

WAN/ LAN Solutions

Network Security

Interoperability-Connectivity

Grid/ Utility Computing

Latest poll

Would you use social networking sites to look for a job?

Would you use social networking sites to look for a job?

Tell us what you think about job hunting through LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc

View poll results

Latest audio and video articles

network cablesVideo

How to maximise the value of your IT networking investment

A panel of experts discuss networking strategies that deliver real value to business 03 Jul 2009

green footprintsVideo

How to manage enterprise energy use - and the role IT can play

A panel of experts explore how firms can get to grips with their carbon footprint and make smarter use of energy 01 Jul 2009

Latest in-depth articles

Phil PavittAnalysis

From tracks man to tax man

Phil Pavitt, outgoing chief information officer for Transport for London, talks to Rosalie Marshall about the lessons he will take to his new role at HMRC 02 Jul 2009

UPS worker making a deliveryAnalysis

Global standardisation delivers benefits at UPS

Delivery giant sees benefits of central IT solution 02 Jul 2009

Advertisement

Primary Navigation