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Strategies & Market Trends : Rande Is . . . HOME
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To: Rande Is who wrote (848)12/17/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: Mr. Jens Tingleff  Read Replies (1) of 57584
 
Internet travel: PTVL
See this article:
cbs.marketwatch.com

But also this cut from their latest 10Q which shows that going
online not necessarily mean higher profits - Though read also the
whole 10Q for explanation to television costs that may disappear.

The table:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
------------------- -------------------
Sept 30, Sept 30, Sept 30, Sept 30,
1998 1997 1998 1997
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Revenues:
Online................................ 70.6% 45.8% 65.4% 41.7%
Television............................ 29.4% 54.2% 34.6% 58.3%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total revenues................... 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Cost of revenues:
Online................................ 29.4% 26.7% 29.7% 26.4%
Television............................ 22.2% 42.7% 26.9% 42.8%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total cost of revenues........... 51.6% 69.4% 56.6% 69.2%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Gross profit............................ 48.4% 30.6% 43.4% 30.8%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Operating expenses:
Marketing and sales................... 99.8% 59.5% 104.9% 44.8%
Research and development.............. 18.5% 14.7% 18.1% 11.9%
General and administrative............ 31.1% 30.3% 32.8% 29.2%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Total operating expenses......... 149.4% 104.5% 155.8% 85.9%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss from operations.................. -101.0% -73.9% -112.4% -55.1%
Interest income (expense), net.......... 16.0% -0.5% 12.7% 0.0%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Loss before income taxes.............. -85.0% -74.4% -99.7% -55.1%
Income tax expense...................... 0.2% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0%
--------- --------- --------- ---------
Net loss................................ -85.2% -74.4% -100.0% -55.1%
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Very nice to be able to analyze on filing entities :-)
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