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Blinkx - Only 13% of platform interactions monetised at present

June 2013

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Blinkx has issued its shoot-the-lights out results to beat even the recently upgraded expectations. Sales were up 73% to $198m. The figures had benefited from increased advertising volumes attributed to the summer Olympics and the US elections, which provided a 10% revenue boost - but even so the growth rate was outstanding. Adjusted pretax profit more than doubled from US$10.7m to US$24.6m with eps lifting from 3.5 cents to 6.9 cents. Net cash stands at US$55.9m.Growth continues to be driven by the structural growth in the online video market - migration to online continues but there is much to go for (e.g. online is still only 5% of TV advertising in the US). The successful integration of the prior year acquisitions has given Bl ...

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