Company overview

Yahoo! (Yahoo) is an internet and media communications company, offering internet services such as search and email. The company provides a range of services to individuals, including search, yellow pages, shopping, information, entertainment and communication. Its major websites include Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Jobs, Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Answers, Yahoo! Videos and Flickr, among others. The company provides services in more than 30 languages and in more than 30 countries, regions, and territories. It primarily operates in the US, where it is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and employs 13,600 people.

The company recorded revenues of $7,208.5 million during the financial year ended December 2008 (FY2008), an increase of 3.4% over 2007. The operating profit of the company was $13 million in FY2008, a decrease of 98.1% over 2007. Decrease in operating profit was due to high restructuring and goodwill impairment charge in 2008, compared to 2007. Its net profit was $424.3 million in FY2008, a decrease of 35.7% over 2007. The company's net profit in 2008 was higher than operating profit due to high earnings from equity interests.

Key facts

NASDAQ National Market ticker: YHOO

No. employees: 13600

Turnover: 7,208,500,000 (USD)

Financial year end: December

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