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Yahoo!
(NasdaqNM: YHOO)
USA
Sometimes second place isn't so shabby. Yahoo! continues to lose search market share to Google, owning 28% of all U.S. searches vs. 43% for its rival. But its still-sizeable position of the booming search market, coupled with its wide array of other Internet businesses, from fantasy sports leagues to online personals, has translated into impressive growth. Yahoo's net profits soared 127% in 2005, while net sales jumped 42%. Despite the performance, investors want to see Yahoo mount a better challenge to Google. Its stock is down 20%, to $30, since the beginning of 2005.
Company Info |
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| 2005 Rank | 34 |
| Sales* ($ Millions) | 5,651.0 |
| Sales Growth (over prev. year) |
42 % |
| Profits* ($ Millions) | 1,851.5 |
| Return on Equity | 21.9 % |
| Total Return on Sales (12-mo.) | -15.1 |
| Share Price As of 5/31/06 | 31.59 |
| CURRENT MARKET INFO | NasdaqNM: YHOO |
| No. of Employees | 9,800 |
| Industry | Internet Companies |
| COMPANY WEB SITE > | |
*Trailing 12 months
Stock price data as of 5/31/06
DATA: Standard & Poor's Compustat
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Company Snapshot
Yahoo! and its subsidiaries provide Internet services to users and businesses worldwide. It offers online properties and services to users and a range of tools and marketing solutions to businesses. In addition, the company offers communications and connected life products that provide a range of communication and content services to users and small businesses.Yahoo has strategic alliances with Alibaba.com, AT&T, BT Group, Rogers Cable, and Verizon Communications. Yahoo! was founded by David Filo and Jerry Yang in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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