Priceline.com Inc, the Stamford, Connecticut-based operator of an internet pricing system for travel, automobiles and financial services, has reported second-quarter net loss of $14.3m on revenue of $111.6m, compared to a loss of $14m in the year-ago quarter on revenue of $7.0m. On a per-share basis, the loss amounted to $0.10, a penny better than the First Call consensus. Priceline says it received over one million guaranteed offers for various products and services during the quarter and adds that over 850,000 new customers used the service in that time. For the six-month period, net loss was $31.4m on revenue of $161m, compared to a loss of $18.7m last year on revenue of $7.0m.
