Google posted a 21 percent jump in
second-quarter revenue Thursday and an 11 percent rise in profits as
its online advertising business continued to boom.
The search engine powerhouse reported net income of 2.79 billion
dollars for the period ending June 30, up from 2.51 billion dollars a
year earlier.
For the first time, Google included sales of Motorola in its
financial figures, giving it record revenue of 12.2 billion dollars.
Even without Motorola's contribution, Google sales rose 21 per cent
compared to a year earlier.
"Google standalone had a strong quarter with 21-per-cent
year-on-year revenue growth, and we launched a bunch of exciting new
products ... in particular the Nexus 7 tablet, which has received
rave reviews," Google chief executive Larry Page said.
"This quarter is also special because Motorola is now part of the
Google family, and we're excited about the potential to build great
devices for users."
Google statement:
http://investor.google.com/earnings/2012/Q2_google_earnings.html
