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Today’s guest post is by Ross Felix. Ross has been paying close attention to Spark Networks for quite some time and is well-versed in the challenges it faces today.
Spark Networks reported their year-end results on Thursday March 4th. Much of their results came in as expected with a few big surprises. All in all, it [...]
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The contents of this post are based on Spark Networks’ 10K from 2008 and their 10Q from the third quarter of 2009. Input was received from several people who have tracked Spark Networks for many years, with special help from Ross Felix.
Great Hill Partners, a long time investor in Spark Networks (Jdate’s parent company)has put [...]
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While we were all sunning in Miami at iDate last week, s Someone named John H. Lewis at Osmium Partners spent $2.5 million to acquire about 5% of Spark Networks, or a little over 1 million shares. SEC notice. I love these investor sites which only have a home page and contact information. Mysterious! Thanks [...]
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Spark Networks is trending down, with a few positive notes.
JDate revenue and subscribers down
General market revenue down 49%
Revenue for Offline & Other Businesses down
Average paying subscribers down 10%
The Company purchased 1.6 million shares during the quarter at $3.81 per share for an aggregate amount of approximately $6.1 million.
SPARK NETWORKS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2008 FINANCIAL RESULTS
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Seeking Alpha talks about the true value of Spark Networks:
At first glance, the stock has all the makings of a potential value play. It’s got captive audiences in a growing industry, a P/E under 10, and its net income has grown consistently..
Looks great! Unfortunately, this is exactly why investors cannot make purchase decisions “at first [...]
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Spark Networks, Inc. (AMEX: LOV) today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008.
Spark Networks overall subscriber base is diminishing while profitability is up. Spark lost close to 30,000 paying subscribers, mostly from General Market Networks. I’d like to know which sites are categorized as General Market Networks and [...]
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Lot’s going on today. First up, the iovation iDate wrapup webinar at 2PM EST, the Spark Networks investor call at 4:30PM EST, followed by the Matchmaking Institute Cupid system demo, at 5PM EST.
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Lot’s going on today. First up, the iovation iDate wrapup webinar at 2PM EST, the Spark Networks investor call at 4:30PM EST, followed by the Matchmaking Institute Cupid system demo, at 5PM EST.
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Lot’s going on today. First up, the iovation iDate wrapup webinar at 2PM EST, the Spark Networks investor call at 4:30PM EST, followed by the Matchmaking Institute Cupid system demo, at 5PM EST.
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Spark Networks announced today that it has acquired the assets of HurryDate, a leading online personals and singles events company.
Greg Liberman, Spark Networks President:
Adding HurryDate to the Spark family is another step towards expanding our offline presence and solidifies our position as the only leading online personals provider to effectively ‘marry’ the online and offline [...]
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