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Google, Inc. (GOOG) Posts Q2 EPS of $9.56; CPC Down 6%

July 18, 2013 4:02 PM EDT
Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) reported Q2 EPS of $9.56, $1.22 worse than the analyst estimate of $10.78. Revenue for the quarter came in at $14.11 billion versus the consensus estimate of $14.42 billion.

Paid Clicks - Aggregate paid clicks, which include clicks related to ads served on Google sites and the sites of our Network members, increased approximately 23% over the second quarter of 2012 and increased approximately 4% over the first quarter of 2013.

Cost-Per-Click - Average cost-per-click, which includes clicks related to ads served on Google sites and the sites of our Network members, decreased approximately 6% over the second quarter of 2012 and decreased approximately 2% over the first quarter of 2013.

TAC - Traffic acquisition costs, the portion of revenues shared with Google's partners, increased to $3.01 billion in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $2.60 billion in the second quarter of 2012. TAC as a percentage of advertising revenues was 25% in the second quarter of 2013, compared to 25% in the second quarter of 2012.

The majority of TAC is related to amounts ultimately paid to our Network members, which totaled $2.31 billion in the second quarter of 2013. TAC also includes amounts ultimately paid to certain distribution partners and others who direct traffic to our website, which totaled $706 million in the second quarter of 2013.

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