Booking Holdings 4Q Revenue Growth Holds Strong
By Ben Glickman
Booking Holdings' revenue grew ahead of expectations in the fourth quarter, a sign of strong travel demand compared to a year earlier.
The Norwalk, Conn.-based online travel company posted a profit of $222 million, or $6.28 a share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with $1.24 billion, or $31.92 a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected per-share earnings of $28.43.
Stripping out certain one-time items, adjusted per-share earnings came to $32, ahead of the $29.68 forecast by analysts, according to FactSet.
Revenue was up 18% to $4.78 billion, beating the $4.71 billion expected by analysts polled by FactSet.
The company's gross travel bookings rose 16% to $31.7 billion, ahead of the $31.1 billion expected by analysts.
Booking said that it took losses related to a pension fund matter in the Netherlands and a draft decision by the Spanish competition authority, both of which dented profit and were excluded from adjusted results.
Write to Ben Glickman at ben.glickman@wsj.com
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