Consolidated Investment Analysis for Ebay Inc. Ebay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) Company Description eBay Inc. (eBay) connects buyers and sellers globally on a daily basis through eBay, an online marketplace located at www.ebay.com, and PayPal, which enables individuals and businesses to send and receive online payments through www.paypal.com. The Company has two business segments: Marketplaces and Payments. On November 19, 2009, the Company sold its interest in Skype Luxembourg Holdings S.a.r.l., Skype Inc. and Sonorit Holdings, A.S. (collectively with their respective subsidiaries, the Skype Companies) to Springboard Group S.a.r.l. Prior to the sale, the Company operated in three segments. Its Communications segment, which consisted of Skype, enabled Internet communications between Skype users and provided connectivity to traditional fixed‐line and mobile telephones. Following the completion of the sale of Skype, the Company operates through two business segments. Share Statistics Symbol Current Price 52wk Range Avg Vol (3m) Financial Summary
EBAY 29.61 19.06‐ 31.64 14,707,100
EPS Market Cap 52wk Change P/E (ttm)
1.96 38.60B 25.47% 15.10
On October 20, 2010, eBay Inc reported 3rd quarter 2010 earnings of 0.40 per share. This result exceeded the 0.37 consensus of the 28 analysts covering the company and exceeded last year's 3rd quarter results by 5.26%. The next earnings announcement is expected on January 19, 2011. eBay Inc reported annual 2009 earnings of 1.58 per share on January 20, 2010. The next earnings announcement from eBay Inc is expected the week of January 19, 2011. EBAY.O had 3rd quarter 2010 revenues of 2.25bn. This bettered the 2.18bn consensus of the 26 analysts covering the company. This was 1.54% above the prior year's 3rd quarter results. EBAY.O had revenues for the full year 2009 of 8.73bn. This was 2.18% above the prior year's results.