YAHOO Q1 NET EARNS 11C VS 14C AHOO Q1 REV $1.57B VS $1.17B YAHOO Q1 ADJ NET EARNS 15C VS 13C YAHOO Q1 FIRST CALL EARNS EST 11C YAHOO Q1 FREE CASH FLOW $343M VS $318M YAHOO SEES Q2 REV EXCLUDING TAC $1.08B-$1.16B YAHOO SEES 2006 REV EXCLUDING TAC $4.6B-$4.85B
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO : Yahoo! Inc. News , chart, profile, more Last: 31.30+0.33+1.07% 4:30pm 04/18/2006 Delayed quote data Add to portfolio Analyst Create alert Insider Discuss Financials Sponsored by: YHOO31.30, +0.33, +1.1% ) reported late Tuesday that first-quarter profit fell to $160 million, or 11 cents a share, from $195 million, or 13 cents a year ago, when the company did not include employee option costs on its income statement. This year's results included option expenses. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call expected Yahoo to earn 11 cents a share, including option expenses. Sales rose 34% to $1.567 billion. Excluding distribution costs, sales rose 33% to $1.088 billion, up from $821 million a year earlier and in line with analyst expectations. Shares of Yahoo rose 60 cents to $31.90 in after-hours action.
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