eBay Earnings: Exceeds Estimates on Double-Digit Revenue Growth

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) saw its profit drop year-over-year, yet beat Wall Street’s expectations on the top-line and bottom-line. Investors were impressed by eBay’s ability to deliver double-digit revenue growth. Shares are up 1.72%.

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eBay Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet

Results: Net income decreased -53.17% to $927 million (70 cents per diluted share) in the quarter versus a net gain of $1.98 billion in the year-earlier quarter.

Revenue: Rose 18.34% to $4 billion from the year-earlier quarter.

Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: eBay Inc. reported adjusted net income of 70 cents per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $0.69. It beat the average revenue estimate of $3.98 billion.

Quoting Management: “Mobile continues to rewrite the commerce playbook, and we continue to be a mobile commerce and payments leader,” John Donahoe, eBay Inc. President and CEO said…