LivePerson Slips To Loss In Q4; Issues Q1, FY14 Outlook

(RTTNews) - LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net loss of $708 thousand or $0.01 per share, compared to net income of $1.5 million or $0.03 per share last year.

Adjusted earnings for the quarter dropped to $0.06 per share from $0.08 per share last year. On average, 13 analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected earnings of $0.04 per share for the third quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

Revenues grew to $46.89 million from $42.48 million last year. Analysts estimated revenues of $44.38 million.

Looking forward to the first quarter, the company expects loss to be in the range of $0.04 - $0.02 per share, adjusted earnings of $0.04 - $0.06 per share and revenues of $46.5 million - $47.5 million. Analysts currently estimate earnings of $0.06 per share on revenues of $47.1 million for the quarter.

For the full year 2013, the company expects loss to be in the range of $0.11 - $0.07 per share, adjusted earnings of $0.21 - $0.25 per share and revenues of $199.0 million - $204.0 million. Analysts currently estimate earnings of $0.27 per share on revenues of $203.18 million for the full year.