What does the company do?
eBay Inc. (eBay) provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services, as well as other online commerce, or ecommerce, platforms, online payments services and online communications offerings to a diverse community of individuals and businesses. The Company has three business segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications. Its Marketplaces segment provides the infrastructure to enable global online commerce through a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform and eBay’s other online platforms. eBay’s Payments segment comprises its online payment solutions PayPal and Bill Me Later. Its Communications segment, which consists of Skype Technologies S.A. (Skype), enables voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls between Skype users, and provides connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones. In November 2008, eBay acquired Bill Me Later. In October 2009, the Company sold its 65% interest in online phone company, Skype Technologies.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- eBay Inc one-year sales: 8.39 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Catalog & Mail Order Houses group: -45.43% - eBay Inc one-year income: 1.40 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Catalog & Mail Order Houses group: 65.00%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 8.39 Bil | 15.38 Bil | | Income | 1.40 Bil | 849.33 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- eBay Inc one-year sales growth: -2.30%.
- eBay Inc one-year income growth: -26.80%.
| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -2.30% | 11.40% | | Income Growth | -26.80% | 6.00% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- eBay Inc one-year net profit margin: 16.7%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -0.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Catalog & Mail Order Houses group: 9.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 16.7% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 17.1% | | Industry | 6.9% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- eBay Inc debt/equity ratio: 0.02.
Difference from the average for the Catalog & Mail Order Houses group: -60.00%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.02 | 0.05 |
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