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Four Questions for Ancestry.com Management

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I recently sent this email to the CEO of Ancestry.com, ACOM.  I’ll let you know when I hear the results. Let me preface this by saying ACOM has the largest addressable market place of any company I know of.  I know you agree with that.  Why not lower the price to the lowest possible model (even free) to create the largest installed base.  It didn’t hurt Facebook.  What’s your thoughts on this?I am sure you have tested many many permutations of pricing and subscription models.  When will you be in the largest and 2nd largest population countries, China and India? … Read more

The Decline in this Stock is all Google Needs – ACOM, GOOG – Foolish Blogging Network

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The Decline in this Stock is all Google Needs By Shawn Robinson – February 20, 2012 | Tickers: ACOM, GOOG | 0 Comments Shawn is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM) reported fourth quarter earnings in line with analyst estimates but showed weakness in estimated 2012 profit driven by a less than expected 12% growth in subscribers. The negative outlook caused shares of the company to plunge almost 17% by the end of trading this past Thursday. This significant drop in … Read more

Ancestry.com Beats Up on Analysts Yet Again – DailyFinance

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Ancestry.com is on a tear lately after taking a huge hit over their Q4 numbers.  Analysts responded after the fact with downgrades and price target reductions, but we still see a huge opportunity in the company. From DailyFinance: The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended Dec. 31 (Q4), Ancestry.com met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share. Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue grew significantly and GAAP earnings per share expanded significantly. Gross margins shrank, operating margins increased, net margins grew. Revenue detailsAncestry.com reported revenue of $104.2 million. The seven analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ predicted net … Read more