MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., - August 4, 2016 - LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD), the worlds largest professional network on the Internet, today reported results for the second quarter of 2016. Supplemental financials will be available on the investor relations section of the LinkedIn website at http://investors.linkedin.com.On June 11, 2016, LinkedIn entered into a merger agreement with Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") under which Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $26.2 billion, inclusive of LinkedIns net cash.
In Q2, we demonstrated good momentum with our member and customers, and delivered strong financial results, said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. Continued product innovation drove increased levels of engagement, and strengthened our enterprise offerings. We believe joining forces with Microsoft enables us to further accelerate and scale our ability to deliver value and create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce."
In the quarter, our core member operating metrics reflected continued strength. Cumulative members grew 18% year-over-year to 450 million, unique visiting members grew 9% to an average of 106 million members a month, and member page views grew 32%. This yielded 21% year-over-year growth in page views per unique visiting member, continuing a pattern of strong engagement growth over the past several quarters.
Total revenue increased 31% year-over-year to $933 million.
Talent Solutions revenue increased 35% year-over-year to $597 million.
Hiring contributed $535 million in revenue, up 26% year-over-year.
Learning & Development contributed $62 million in revenue.
Marketing Solutions revenue increased 29% year-over-year to $181 million.
Sponsored Content surpassed 60% of total Marketing Solutions revenue and was the primary driver of growth, driven largely by increase in customer demand.
Premium Subscriptions revenue increased 21% year-over-year to $155 million.
Sales Navigator remained the faster growing component of Premium Subscriptions, with growth in the field channel continuing to outpace growth in individual online subscriptions.
GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $119 million, primarily driven by a non-cash charge of $101 million as a result of recording a valuation allowance for a significant portion of our tax assets. GAAP diluted EPS was $(0.89), compared to last years performance of $(0.53).
Non-GAAP net income was $153 million, excluding $14 million of merger-related transaction costs. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.13, compared to $0.55 last year.
Adjusted EBITDA was $292 million, or 31% of revenue.
"LinkedIn delivered another quarter of strong growth," said Steve Sordello, CFO of LinkedIn. "We achieved record levels of operating cash flow, while continuing to invest heavily across our core member and customer value propositions."
In light of the pending merger, LinkedIn will not be updating its outlook for fiscal 2016 and will not be hosting a conference call for its second quarter 2016 business results.
About LinkedIn
LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful and transforms the ways companies hire, market, and sell. Our vision is to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce through the ongoing development of the world's first Economic Graph. LinkedIn has offices around the world.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement its condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP, the company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted EPS (collectively the non-GAAP financial measures ). The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP. The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The company believes that they provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision making.
The company excludes the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP measures:
Stock-based compensation. The company excludes stock-based compensation because it is non-cash in nature and because the company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information regarding operational performance and liquidity. The company further believes this measure is useful to investors in that it allows for greater transparency to certain line items in its financial statements and facilitates comparisons to peer operating results.
Non-cash interest expense related to convertible senior notes. In November 2014, the company issued $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 0.50% convertible senior notes. In accordance with GAAP, the company separately accounted for the value of the conversion feature as a debt discount, which is amortized in a manner that reflects the company's non-convertible debt borrowing rate. Accordingly, the company recognizes imputed interest expense on its convertible senior notes of approximately 4.7% in its statement of operations. The company excludes the difference between the imputed interest expense and coupon interest expense, net of any capitalized interest, because it is non-cash in nature and because the company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental informatio
