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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(2018-08-16)
    $3.9 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 Revenue

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

    Revenue (Q2, 2018)

    		457.9 m

    Gross profit (Q2, 2018)

    		428.5 m

    Gross profit margin (Q2, 2018), %

    		93.6%

    EBIT (Q2, 2018)

    		2.8 m

    Market capitalization (16-Aug-2018)

    		3.9 b

    Closing stock price (16-Aug-2018)

    		46.4

    Cash (30-Jun-2018)

    		389.4 m
    Yelp's current market capitalization is $3.9 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, 2018Q2, 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 m457.9 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 m29.4 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 m428.5 m

    Gross profit Margin, %

    		93%93%93%94%93%90%90%90%91%92%91%91%93%94%
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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, 2018Q2, 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 m389.4 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 m78.5 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 m902.4 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 m109.7 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, 2018Q2, 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 m20.5 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 m60.9 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

    Human Capital Metrics

    Source: www.yelpblog.com, github.com
    Yelp's employees are reported to be approximately 47% female and 53% male.
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    Competitors

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    Yelp Online and Social Media Presence

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    Yelp News and Updates

    August 20, 2018

    Customers Rally After Yelp Reviewer Calls Cafe’s Gay Pride Flag ‘Disgusting’

    “After seeing the rainbow flag in the window, I’ve had it with this place and have thrown in the towel."
    August 09, 2018

    The Ratings Game: Yelp stock heads for best day ever as earnings penetrate the pessimism

    Yelp Inc. shares were headed toward their best day in history Thursday, after an earnings beat defied pessimism about the online-reviews site’s move to shorter-term advertising commitments.
    August 09, 2018

    Remember Yelp? It just had its best day since 2015

    The online review platform gained 17,000 new paid advertising accounts for the second quarter, crushing estimates. With all the attention on Google and Facebook lately, it’s easy to forget that those two behemoths have not entirely cornered the market for digital advertising.Read Full Story
    August 09, 2018

    Yelp stock on track for best day in a year after results beat, analysts hike price targets

    Shares of Yelp Inc. are up 28% in Thursday morning trading, putting the stock on track for its largest single-day percentage gain in a year. The company on Wednesday afternoon reported better-than-expected results, fueled by shorter-term ads. Jefferies analyst Brent Thill raised his price target on…
    August 09, 2018

    Yelp shares soar 18% as online review site beats profit expectations

    Yelp shares are rallying Thursday, a day after it posted second-quarter earnings-per-share above the Wall Street consensus.
    August 09, 2018

    MarketWatch First Take: Yelp sees welcome boost in new accounts, but revenue growth uncertain

    Yelp Inc. saw a big jump in the second quarter in ad revenue, thanks to a switch it began to offer customers no term ad deals, but the move also makes for more inconsistent revenue prediction.
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    Yelp Company Life and Culture

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