Google Q1 Results: $2.25 Billion in Revenues
Google net profit jumped 60% on revenues of $2.25 billion. From the IR release:
Revenues – Google reported revenues of $2.25 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, representing a 79% increase over first quarter 2005 revenues of $1.26 billion, and a 17% increase over fourth quarter 2005 revenues of $1.92 billion. Google reports its revenues, consistent with GAAP, on a gross basis without deducting traffic acquisition costs, or TAC.
Google Sites Revenues – Google-owned sites generated revenues of $1.30 billion, or 58% of total revenues. This represents a 97% increase over first quarter 2005 revenues of $657 million and an 18% increase over fourth quarter 2005 revenues of $1.10 billion.
Google Network Revenues – Google’s partner sites generated revenues, through AdSense programs, of $928 million, or 41% of total revenues. This is a 59% increase over network revenues of $584 million generated in the first quarter of 2005 and a 16% increase over fourth quarter 2005 revenues of $799 million.
International Revenues – Revenues from outside of the United States contributed 42% of total revenues, compared to 38% in the fourth quarter of 2005 and 39% in the first quarter of 2005. Foreign exchange rates had an immaterial impact on sequential international revenue growth. Had foreign exchange rates remained constant from the first quarter of 2005 through the first quarter of 2006, our international revenues would have been $65 million higher.
TAC – Traffic Acquisition Costs, the portion of revenues shared with Google’s partners, increased to $723 million in the first quarter. This compares to TAC of $629 million in the fourth quarter. TAC as a percentage of advertising revenues decreased to 32% in the first quarter from 33% in the fourth quarter.
Other Cost of Revenues – Other cost of revenues, which is comprised primarily of data center operational expenses, including depreciation expense, as well as credit card processing charges, increased to $181 million, or 8% of revenues, in the first quarter, compared to $148 million, or 8% of revenues, in the fourth quarter. Other cost of revenues also included stock-based compensation of $2 million in both the first quarter of 2006 and the fourth quarter of 2005.
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Greg Sterling is the founding principal of Sterling Market Intelligence, a consulting and research firm focused on online consumer and advertiser behavior and the relationship between the Internet and traditional media, with an emphasis on the local marketplace.
