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    Yelp provides an online platform and business review site. It uses automated software to recommend helpful and reliable reviews for the Yelp community and to help them connect with local businesses. The platform covers various local business categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, arts, entertainment and events, home and local services, health, nightlife, travel and hotel, auto and others categories.

    Revenue(FY, 2017)
    $846.8 M
    Market capitalization(2018-06-22)
    $3.4 B
    Unique Visitors(Q3, 2017)
    157.1 M
    Type
    Public
    HQ
    San Francisco, US
    Founded
    2004
    Size (employees)
    5,281 (est)
    Website
    yelp.com
    Yelp was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
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    Key People/Management at Yelp

    Alan Ramsay

    Alan Ramsay

    Chief Accounting Officer
    Andrea Rubin

    Andrea Rubin

    Senior Vice President, Marketing
    Carolyn Patterson

    Carolyn Patterson

    Senior Vice President, Revenue Operations
    Chad Richard

    Chad Richard

    Senior Vice President, Business and Corporate Development
    Jason Brown

    Jason Brown

    Senior Vice President and General Manager, Restaurant Marketplaces
    Jason Fennell

    Jason Fennell

    Senior Vice President, Engineering
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    Yelp Office Locations

    Yelp has offices in Eugene, Miami, Fort Worth, Albuquerque and in 56 other locations
    San Francisco, US (HQ)
    140 New Montgomery St
    San Francisco, US
    706 Mission Street
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    Yelp Financials and Metrics

    Yelp Financials

    Yelp's revenue was reported to be $846.81 m in FY, 2017
    USD

    Revenue (Q1, 2018)

    		223.1 m

    Gross profit (Q1, 2018)

    		208.3 m

    Gross profit margin (Q1, 2018), %

    		93.4%

    EBIT (Q1, 2018)

    		(4.8 m)

    Market capitalization (22-Jun-2018)

    		3.4 b

    Closing share price (22-Jun-2018)

    		40.7

    Cash (31-Mar-2018)

    		392.3 m
    Yelp's current market capitalization is $3.4 b.
    Annual
    USDFY, 2009FY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Revenue

    		25.8 m47.7 m83.3 m233 m377.5 m549.7 m713.1 m846.8 m

    Revenue growth, %

    		85%74%62%46%30%

    Cost of goods sold

    		1.1 m3.1 m5.9 m16.6 m24.4 m51 m60.4 m70.5 m

    Gross profit

    		24.7 m44.6 m77.4 m216.4 m353.2 m498.7 m652.7 m776.3 m
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q1, 2018

    Revenue

    		61.2 m76.4 m88.8 m102.5 m118.5 m133.9 m143.6 m158.6 m173.4 m186.2 m197.3 m208.9 m223.1 m

    Cost of goods sold

    		4.3 m5.1 m5.8 m6.2 m8.7 m13.1 m14.3 m15.1 m15.1 m14.6 m16.9 m18.1 m14.7 m

    Gross profit

    		56.9 m71.3 m82.9 m96.3 m109.8 m120.9 m129.3 m143.5 m158.3 m171.6 m180.4 m190.8 m208.3 m

    Gross profit Margin, %

    		93%93%93%94%93%90%90%90%91%92%91%91%93%
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Cash

    		27.1 m21.7 m389.8 m247.3 m171.6 m272.2 m547.9 m

    Accounts Receivable

    		6.6 m8.3 m21.3 m35.6 m52.8 m68.7 m76.2 m

    Prepaid Expenses

    		1.5 m1.7 m5.8 m19.4 m19.7 m12.9 m

    Current Assets

    		35.4 m31.7 m416.8 m420.8 m443.3 m561.2 m913.1 m
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q1, 2018

    Cash

    		101.2 m399.3 m290.4 m290.6 m172.6 m181.5 m171.8 m183.5 m196.3 m224.9 m272.3 m319.8 m392.3 m

    Accounts Receivable

    		17.2 m21.4 m25.5 m31.2 m39 m41.3 m46.9 m54.8 m59.9 m66.6 m68.1 m68.8 m75.5 m

    Current Assets

    		125.2 m429.8 m384.2 m404.8 m392.9 m432.2 m447.8 m447.3 m473.7 m514.5 m568.1 m594.9 m910.1 m

    PP&E

    		25.9 m33.3 m37.5 m43.3 m68.6 m72.6 m78.3 m84.8 m89.5 m93.8 m91.7 m91.7 m107.9 m
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    Annual
    USDFY, 2009FY, 2010FY, 2011FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017

    Net Income

    		(2.3 m)(9.6 m)(16.7 m)(10.1 m)36.5 m(32.9 m)(4.7 m)152.9 m

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		1.2 m2.3 m4.2 m11.5 m17.6 m29.6 m35.3 m41.2 m

    Accounts Payable

    		615 k2.9 m4 m(259 k)137.7 k46.9 m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		(633 k)(7.8 m)250 k21.4 m57.9 m57.4 m126.9 m167.6 m
    Quarterly
    USDQ3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q1, 2018

    Net Income

    		(2.3 m)

    Depreciation and Amortization

    		2.8 m3.7 m4 m4.6 m6.9 m7.2 m7.6 m8.2 m8.6 m9.2 m10.2 m10 m

    Accounts Payable

    		1.7 m2.2 m1.8 m1.7 m3.3 m3.2 m1.3 m1 m

    Cash From Operating Activities

    		38.3 m
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    USDY, 2018

    Financial Leverage

    		1.1 x
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    Yelp Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

    Acquired CompanyDateDeal Size
    Turnstyle Solutions April 04, 2017$20 m
    NoWait (39)March 02, 2017$40 m
    Eat24 February 10, 2015$134 m
    Cityvox October 28, 2014
    Restaurant-Kritik October 24, 2014
    Yelp Reservations July 18, 2013
    Qype October 25, 2012$50 m
    Darwin Social Marketing Inc.
    Darwin Sweden AB
    Eat24, LLC
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    Yelp Revenue Breakdown

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    Yelp revenue breakdown by business segment: 90.5% from Local, 8.8% from Transactions and 0.7% from Other

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    Competitors

    Meituan-Dianping
    Marketing - Private
    Sohu
    Technology - Public
    Revue
    Technology - Private
    Naver
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    Yelp Online and Social Media Presence

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    Yelp News and Updates

    June 23, 2018

    Restaurant bombarded with Yelp reviews after refusing to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders

    The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, is being bombarded with online reviews after refusing to serve Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump's press secretary, and her family. On Friday night, Jaike Foley-Schultz, who claims to be a waiter at The Red Hen, explained on Facebook that he waited…
    June 23, 2018

    Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant

    White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump
    June 20, 2018

    Cabinet Member Linda McMahon to Visit Los Angeles; Highlight SBA Programs & Local Entrepreneurs

    LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and advocate for the nation's 30 million small businesses as a member of President Trump's Cabinet, will visit Los Angeles on Friday, June 22, 2018 to tour a minority and...
    June 20, 2018

    Yelp Has Multiple Competitive Risks

    June 19, 2018

    Yelp uses machine learning to create Popular Dishes list

    Yelp’s latest update will compile a list of Popular Dishes for each restaurant, using AI to figure out what everyone prefers to eat based on the restaurant’s reviews. The details: Yelp is using machine learning to skim the reviews for each restaurant in its considerable catalog. Once it does, it det…
    June 19, 2018

    Yelp’s Popular Dishes AI highlights the food everyone’s talking about

    Yelp's new Popular Dishes feature uses artificial intelligence to highlight the most sought-after menu items in restaurants around the world.
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