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Financial results for job boards

November 04, 2014

Third-quarter revenue rose at three of the four publicly held job board providers in the US.

CareerBuilder

CareerBuilder's owner, media company Gannett Co. Inc., reported on Oct. 20 revenue at that jobs portal rose 6.9 percent in the third quarter. Gannett includes CareerBuilder builder revenue in its “digital segment,” which includes other operations. Digital segment revenue rose 4.4 percent in the third quarter to $199.8 million.

  Q3 2014 ($000s) Q1 2013 ($000s) % growth
Operating revenue* $199,802 $191,447 4.4%
*CareerBuilder is reported as part of Gannett Co. Inc. (NYSE: GCI) "digital segment" which includes other digital properties.

Dice

Dice Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DHX) reported revenue rose 28.5 percent in the third quarter to $67.6 million. The company reported revenue rose primarily from acquisitions but also reflected growth at Slashdot Media and eFinancialCareers.

  Q3 2014 ($000s) Q1 2013 ($000s) % growth
Revenue $67,615 $52,616 28.5%
Net income $9,493 $7,058 34.5%

Monster

Monster Worldwide Inc. (NYSE: MWW) reported today third-quarter revenue fell 2.8 percent in the third quarter to $191.2 million; however, it was above analysts’ average estimate. Monster also named a new CEO and chief operating officer in a separate announcement.

  Q3 2014 ($000s) Q1 2013 ($000s) % growth
Revenue $191,220 $196,817 -2.8%
       
Revenue by geography/segment:      
Careers-North America $108,565 $109,622 -1.0%
Careers-International $66,463 $69,115 -3.8%
Internet advertising & fees $16,192 $18,080 -10.4%
Total: $191,220 $196,817 -2.8%
       
Net loss/income attributable to Monster -$351 $11,269 -103.1%

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Corp. (NYSE: LNKD) reported revenue jumped 44.6 percent in the third quarter to $568.3 million. LinkedIn derives a majority of revenue from its “talent solutions” segment, which posted a 45.0 percent increase in revenue to $344.6 million. The talent solutions segment includes products for recruiters.

  Q3 2014 ($000s) Q1 2013 ($000s) % growth
Net revenue $568,265 $392,960 44.6%
Net income/loss attributable to common stockholders $4,263 -$3,363