Company Profile For eBay Inc

eBay Inc. (eBay) provides online marketplaces for the sale of goods and services, as well as other online commerce, or ecommerce, platforms, online payments services and online communications offerings to a diverse community of individuals and businesses. The Company has three business segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications. Its Marketplaces segment provides the infrastructure to enable global online commerce through a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform and eBay’s other online platforms. eBay’s Payments segment comprises its online payment solutions PayPal and Bill Me Later. Its Communications segment, which consists of Skype Technologies S.A. (Skype), enables voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls between Skype users, and provides connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones. In November 2008, eBay acquired Bill Me Later. In October 2009, the Company sold its 65% interest in online phone company, Skype Technologies.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 30 September 2009, eBay Inc.'s revenues decreased 2% to $6.36B. Net income decreased 27% to $1.03B. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from Marketplaces segment. Net income also reflects an increase in cost of net revenues, higher product development expenses, increased amortization of acquired intangible assets, the presence of restructuring charges and lower interest & other income net.