Wednesday, November 21, 2012

LNKD: Why LinkedIn Is Different In Social Media, And How To Profit From This

Why LinkedIn Is Different In Social Media, And How To Profit From This
by Mark Kowalski

In my previous article, I discussed LinkedIn's (LNKD) strategy and its operations. LinkedIn relies on revenues from its job posting solutions, premium subscriptions and advertising and has driven very impressive revenue growth in 2012. This growth, coupled with expectations of continued strong growth, have resulted in a relatively high valuation with a P/E multiple of 146 (based on Monday's closing price and the expected full year EPS of $0.72). This valuation is well in excess of the S&P 500 average of 14 which suggests there is some significant potential downside if LinkedIn fails to meet future growth expectations. read more »

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