LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD, Financial)
The price of LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD, Financial) stock reached a new all-time high in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company delivered strong performance on its financial results, marking the 15th quarter in a row that LNKD's profit and sales have exceeded analysts' consensus estimates.
For the fourth quarter 2014, LNKD posted revenue of $643 million, a 44% increase year over year, and non-GAAP net income of $77 million (excluding non-recurring items), or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $48 million, or $0.39 per diluted share in the same period the prior year, these results better than the Capital IQ Consensus Estimate of $0.53 earnings per share on revenues of $617.34 million for the period.
For the first quarter 2015, LNKD expects revenue to be in the range of $618 million to $622 million, and non-GAAP EPS is expected to be approximately $0.53.
LNKD connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful and transforms the ways companies hire, market and sell.
More about LinkedIn Corporation (LNKD, Financial) at www.linkedin.com
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Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS, Financial)
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS, Financial) reported significant revenue growth on its financial results, driven by the rapid adoption of the company's Purion H(TM) high current implanter.
For the fourth quarter 2014, ACLS posted revenues of $62.5 million, a 62% increase sequentially, and the company returned to profitability with net income of $0.2 million or $0.00 per share compared to a net loss of $4.7 million or ($0.04) per share in the previous quarter
ACLS' system sales for the period were $29.9 million, a 254% increase over the third quarter. The company expects the continued momentum of the Purion H will drive an increase in system sales in the first quarter 2015.
ACLS is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process.
More about Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (ACLS, Financial) at www.axcelis.com
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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE, Financial)
Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE, Financial) provides marketing solutions that boost customer awareness and merchant visibility on the Internet. The company is currently developing its CRWE Network ( www.CRWE-PR.com ), a growing network of community targeted sites.
It has recently included Downey, California ( www.downey.crwe-pr.com ) into the CRWE Network.
Downey, best known as the birthplace of the Apollo space program, is located in Los Angeles County, California. It is an ideal home base from which to take advantage of the business resources and hundreds of cultural and recreational activities in Southern California.
Downey had an estimated population in 2013 (U.S. Census Bureau) of 113,242, and represents an important marketplace for the CRWE Network, which business model is based on selling advertising to businesses targeting both locally and nationally. The CRWE Network has reached the 1487th community website in the U.S. and includes coverage in the states of California, Mississippi, Michigan, Florida, Nevada and New York, as well as across 10 provinces in Canada.
The company’s CRWE Press Release ( www.crwepressrelease.com ) offers increased visibility with cost effective solutions through the distribution of information to the entire CRWE Network for both public and private companies.
More about Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE, Financial) at www.crownequityholdings.com
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