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LinkedIn Earnings: 4 Metrics to Watch

With a seemingly unthinkable valuation, every quarter is important to LinkedIn shareholders. Here are the key metrics to keep an eye on when the company reports earnings.

By Daniel Sparks – Jul 19, 2013 at 6:00PM EST

Trading at a premium that trumps even Facebook, LinkedIn (LNKD +0.00%) investors have very high expectations for this professional social network. Last quarter, the company certainly delivered. Its largest segment, Talent Solutions, delivered an 80% year-over-year gain for investors. But can LinkedIn continue to post such incredible growth?

In the video below, Fool contributor Daniel Sparks identifies four metrics that will help investors gauge LinkedIn's growth when it reports earnings on Aug. 1.

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Daniel Sparks
Daniel Sparks is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering technology, industrials, financials, and consumer goods. Daniel is the owner and chief investment officer of Sparks Capital Management. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Colorado State University. The Globe and Mail profiled him and his investing philosophy in an article titled, “This stock picker is outperforming nearly everybody else. Here’s how he is doing it.”
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