KongZhong 2Q Net Drops 99%, Rev Down 44% >KONG
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KongZhong Corp.'s (KONG) second-quarter net income plunged 99% to $39,000, or less than 1 cent per American depositary share, from $7.6 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier, due to a revenue drop and increased operating expenses.
Excluding the amortization of intangibles, investments and noncash stock-based compensation expenses, earnings were $937,000, or 3 cents a share, compared with $8.24 million, or 23 cents a share, a year earlier.
The Beijing-based wireless services company's revenue fell 44% to $17 million from $30.1 million in the year-ago period.
On average, analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected per-share earnings of 2 cents on revenue of $17 million. Analyst estimates generally exclude extraordinary items.
KongZhong said it expects third-quarter revenue of $16.5 million to $17.5 million.
-Melissa Korn; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com
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August 20, 2007 17:12 ET (21:12 GMT)
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