LinkedIn Corp. Bottom Line Rises 63% In Q4

(RTTNews) - LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) announced a profit for its fourth quarter that rose from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $125.75 million, or $0.94 per share. This was higher than $77.37 million, or $0.61 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.78 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 34.0% to $861.89 million. This was up from $643.43 million last year.

LinkedIn Corp. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $125.75 Mln. vs. $77.37 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 62.5% -EPS (Q4): $0.94 vs. $0.61 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 54.1% -Analysts Estimate: $0.78 -Revenue (Q4): $861.89 Mln vs. $643.43 Mln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 34.0%

-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $0.55 Next quarter revenue guidance: $820 Mln Full year EPS guidance: $3.05 - $3.20 Full year revenue guidance: $3.6 - $3.65 Bln