Another positive contributor to performance for the quarter was Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (U.S.), the leading Internet search engine. Google delivered a positive second-quarter earnings report that beat market expectations. We were pleased to see that aggregate paid clicks were up 18% and that paid clicks on Google websites were up 30%. Investors were encouraged by CFO Ruth Porat’s favorable comments on “balance sheet efficiency” and “maximizing shareholder value,” which reaffirm to us that CEO Larry Page is serious about running Google with shareholders in mind. We continue to believe that Google enjoys a very strong tailwind as advertising continues to move online.
From Biill Nygren and David Herro (Trades, Portfolio)'s Q3 Oakmark Global Select Fund commentary.
