LinkedIn’s Q2 2013 Earnings Call

Editor’s Note: We’d like to share with you the announcement related to our 2013 second quarter earnings. We’ll also be providing live updates from the earnings call on StockTwits starting at 2pm Pacific Time today.

Today, we reported our financial results for the second quarter of 2013. Accelerated member growth and strong engagement drove record operating and financial results in the second quarter.

Here are the highlights:

  • Revenue for the second quarter was $363.7 million, an increase of 59% compared to $228.2 million in the second quarter of 2012.
  • Net income for the second quarter was $3.7 million, compared to net income of $2.8 million for the second quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $44.5 million, compared to $18.1 million for the second quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP measures exclude tax-affected stock-based compensation expense and tax-affected amortization of acquired intangible assets.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $88.6 million, or 24% of revenue, compared to $50.4 million for the second quarter of 2012, or 22% of revenue.
  • GAAP diluted EPS for the second quarter was $0.03; Non-GAAP diluted EPS for the second quarter was $0.38.

We are continuing to invest in driving scale across the LinkedIn platform in order to fully realize our long-term potential.

  • Talent Solutions: Revenue from Talent Solutions products totaled $205.1 million, an increase of 69% compared to the second quarter of 2012. Talent Solutions revenue represented 56% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 53% in the second quarter of 2012.
  • Marketing Solutions: Revenue from Marketing Solutions products totaled $85.6 million, an increase of 36% compared to the second quarter of 2012. Marketing Solutions revenue represented 24% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 28% in the second quarter of 2012.
  • Premium Subscriptions: Revenue from Premium Subscriptions products totaled $73.0 million, an increase of 68% compared to the second quarter of 2012. Premium Subscriptions represented 20% of total revenue in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 19% in the second quarter of 2012.

I highly encourage you to review associated materials, including our GAAP and non-GAAP reconciliation. [1]

I will co-host a webcast/conference call with our CEO Jeff Weiner to discuss our financial results for the second quarter of 2013 and business outlook today at 2:00PM Pacific Time.

See slides below.

[1] Safe Harbor Statement

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This post also contains forward-looking statements about our products, including our investments in products, technology and other key strategic areas, certain non-financial metrics, such as member growth and engagement, and our expected financial metrics such as revenue, adjusted EBITDA, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation for the third quarter of 2013 and the full fiscal year 2013. The achievement of the matters covered by such forward-looking statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or if any of the assumptions prove incorrect, the company’s results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements the company makes.

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