CNET ist sowieso die Überraschung des Jahres, ausser Grueni hat aber niemand was drüber geschrieben.
Gruenis Threadüberschriften sind ja meistens poetisch, deshalb finde ich sie eher nicht wieder.
Gruss E.
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CNET Networks Reports Second Quarter 2003 Financial Results
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2003 4:25 PM
- BusinessWire
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 22, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CNET Networks, Inc. (CNET) today reported that revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003 totaled $58.4 million, a two percent increase compared to revenues of $57.2 million for the same period of 2002. The Company's second quarter operating loss was $9.8 million, versus an operating loss of $35.1 million in the same quarter in 2002. Net loss for the second quarter of 2003 was $11.6 million, or $0.08 per share, compared to a net loss of $25.8 million, or $0.19 per share, for the same period last year.
In the second quarter, CNET Networks' operating loss before depreciation and amortization was $4.1 million, compared to an operating loss before depreciation and amortization of $16.2 million in the second quarter of 2002. Results for 2003 included $4.3 million of realignment costs (consisting of approximately $2.3 million of severance and $2.0 million of real estate abandonment reserves), and for 2002 included $7.7 million of integration and realignment costs. (A table that reconciles operating loss before depreciation and amortization to the operating loss found on CNET Networks' statement of operations can be found on the "Quarterly Operating Highlights" page that accompanies this press release.)
Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2003 totaled $115.0 million, versus revenues of $112.9 million for the same period of 2002. The Company's first half operating loss was $24.4 million, versus an operating loss of $68.4 million in the same period in 2002. Net loss for the first half of 2003 was $27.4 million, or $0.20 per share, compared to a net loss of $56.9 million, or $0.41 per share, for the same period last year.
"During the quarter, we experienced growth in our core online advertising business," said Shelby Bonnie, CNET Networks' chairman and chief executive officer. "We continue to benefit from shifts in marketing budgets to the online medium and to CNET Networks as we have introduced new marketing services and increased ways in which we monetize content. These innovations and product enhancements, coupled with lower operating costs and increased productivity, position us for profitable growth."
Business Review
Highlights from the second quarter include:
