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Earnings Highlights and Summary

For the quarter ended December 31, 2017, eBay delivered revenues of $2.61 billion compared to $2.41 billion in Q4 2016, increasing 9% on an as-reported basis; primarily driven by gross merchandise volume (GMV) of $24.43 billion compared to $21.68 billion in Q4 2016, up 10% on an as-reported basis. The Company's revenue numbers were in-line with market expectations of $2.61 billion.

For the full year FY17, eBay delivered revenues of $9.6 billion, growing 7% on an as-reported basis, primarily driven by GMV of $88.4 billion, up 6% on a y-o-y basis.

During Q4 2017, eBay's GAAP operating margin decreased to 25.4% compared to 26.6% for Q4 2016. The Company's non-GAAP operating margin decreased to 30.9% in the reported quarter compared to 31.9% for the year earlier same quarter.

During Q4 2017, eBay delivered a GAAP net loss from continuing operations of $2.60 billion, or $2.51 loss per diluted share, compared to a net income of $5.94 billion, or $5.30 per diluted share, in Q4 2016. The Company's reported quarter performance was primarily attributed to a $3.1 billion tax charge attributable to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 (TCJA). eBay's non-GAAP net income from continuing operations was $618 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, for Q4 2017 versus $601 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, in Q4 2016. The Company's earnings met Wall Street's estimates of $0.59 per share.

For FY17, eBay reported a GAAP net loss of $1.01 billion, or $0.95 loss per diluted share, compared to a net income of $7.29 billion, or $6.37 per diluted share, in FY16. On a non-GAAP basis, eBay reported a net income of $2.163 billion, or $2.00 per diluted share, in FY17 compared to $2.156 billion, or $1.88 per diluted share, in FY16.

Operating Results

During Q4 2017, eBay's active buyers grew by 5% across its platforms, for a total of 170 million global active buyers. The Company's Marketplace platforms delivered $23.0 billion of GMV and $2.1 billion of revenue in the reported quarter. Marketplace GMV was up 9% on an as-reported basis, driven by a strong holiday performance in the US and continued expansion of new user experiences, which led to a revenue growth of 8% on a y-o-y basis.

For Q4 2017, eBay's StubHub drove GMV of $1.4 billion, up 16% on an as-reported basis; and revenues of $307 million, up 10% versus the year ago comparable period, driven by a strong concerts and sports landscape. The Company's Classifieds platforms delivered another quarter of double-digit growth with revenues of $244 million, up 21% on an as-reported basis, and driven primarily by strength in Germany.

Cash Matters

During Q4 2017, eBay generated an operating cash flow from continuing operations of $988 million and a free cash flow from continuing operations of $796 million. The Company delivered strong operating and free cash flow on a continuing operations basis, generating $3.1 billion and $2.5 billion, respectively, during FY17.

eBay repurchased approximately $922 million of its common stock, or 25 million shares, in Q4 2017. The Company's total repurchase authorization remaining was $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2017. In January 2018, eBay's Board of Directors authorized an additional $6.0 billion stock repurchase program, with no expiration from the date of authorization.

As of December 31, 2017, eBay's cash and cash equivalents and non-equity investments portfolio totaled $11.3 billion.

Outlook

For the first quarter of the fiscal year 2018, eBay is forecasting net revenues to be between $2.57 billion and $2.61 billion, with GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations to be in the range of $0.37 - $0.41, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations to be in the band of $0.52 - $0.54.

For FY18, eBay is projecting net revenues to be between $10.9 billion and $11.1 billion, with GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations to be in the range of $1.65 - $1.75, and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations in the band of $2.25 - $2.30.

Stock Performance Snapshot

February 14, 2018 - At Wednesday's closing bell, eBay's stock was slightly up 0.69%, ending the trading session at $42.44.

Volume traded for the day: 9.88 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month ? up 12.63%; previous three-month period ? up 18.38%; past twelve-month period ? up 26.20%; and year-to-date ? up 12.45%

After yesterday's close, eBay's market cap was at $42.29 billion.

The stock is part of the Services sector, categorized under the Specialty Retail, Other industry. This sector was up 1.7% at the end of the session.

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