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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - LinkedIn booked a surprise profit after quarterly revenue more than doubled, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its splashy IPO and rich valuation.
LinkedIn -- used by professionals seeking jobs or contacts and companies searching for qualified applicants to fill slots -- was the first prominent U.S. social networking site to make its public debut. Shares of the company more than doubled its initial public offering price on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange in May, whetting the appetite of investors for a Facebook IPO.
It said second-quarter revenue leapt 120 percent to $121.0 million, surpassing an average forecast of $104.73 million according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The company's first full results report since its May debut will be picked apart by investors for clues as to whether the stock's lofty valuation -- estimated at more than 30 times sales -- is justified.
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