Google Announces First Quarter 2006 Results

Google Announces First Quarter 2006 Results

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. “Google had an exceptional quarter with strong growth and profitability, from both Google properties and the network,” said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. “We are driving this growth through investments in our infrastructure and our people, product innovations that attract new users, and relationships with advertisers and partners around the world. The strength of our business model gives us the opportunity to invest in our business, allowing us to maintain and grow our market leadership.”

Q1 Financial Summary
Google reported revenues of $2.25 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, an increase of 79% compared to the first quarter of 2005 and an increase of 17% compared to the fourth quarter of 2005. Google reports its revenues, consistent with GAAP, on a gross basis without deducting traffic acquisition costs, or TAC. In the first quarter of 2006, TAC totaled $723 million, or 32% of advertising revenues.

Google reports operating income, net income, and earnings per share (EPS) on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. The non-GAAP measures are described below and reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measures in the section below titled “About non-GAAP financial measures.”

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