PayPal Q4 Revenue
Rises 22% Year-Over-Year
Jan. 27, 2011
E-commerce and online payments giant eBay Inc. recently
reported fourth-quarter profits of $559 million on a GAAP basis, and non-GAAP
net income of $684 million. For the full year, eBay Inc. posted $9.2 billion in
revenue, net income on a GAAP basis of $1.8 billion and non-GAAP profits of
$2.3 billion. The company’s PayPal unit reported Q4 revenue rose 22 percent
compared with the same period in 2009 to $971 million. Total payment volume for
the online payment service was $26.9 billion in the fourth quarter, driven
primarily by growth in its merchant services business. eBay noted in its
earnings report that nearly half of PayPal's revenue in the fourth quarter was
generated outside the United States, reflecting PayPal's global growth. The
company said it continued to innovate in mobile payments and digital goods,
launching new products and services to expand its presence on new devices and
platforms. For the full year, PayPal mobile payment volume increased five times
compared to 2009. "We are driving strong global growth at PayPal and
strengthening our core eBay business,” said eBay Inc. President and CEO John
Donahoe. “And we are innovating quickly in areas such as mobile, which is
helping to position us at the forefront of trends shaping the future of
shopping and payments.”