しかしなんでこんなにグーグルの決算、強いんだ?

今日ウォールストリートが閉じてからグーグルの四半期決算が発表されたけど、しかし、なんでこんなに強いんだろう。

Google said its net income jumped nearly 46 percent in the third quarter, topping analysts’ already bullish forecasts.

Profit rose to $1.07 billion from $733.3 million a year earlier, while sales rose 57 percent to $4.23 billion.

社員採用のペースも落とさずで、とうとう15,000人を超えたか。

When Google reported second quarter results in July, its expenses were higher than analysts had expected, in part because the company continued to hire aggressively. The results sent Google shares on a short-lived downward slide. At the time, Mr. Schmidt promised to watch Google’s hiring pace. But Google’s hiring accelerated in the most recent quarter, as the company added 2,130 workers, to end the period with 15,916 employees.

グーグルの今日の終値での時価総額が$199.65Bil。トヨタの時価総額がいま22兆9,234億円。115円換算だと199.33Bil。ほぼ拮抗。明日グーグル株がかなり上昇するとすれば、トヨタを少し引き離すことになる(そうなると、グーグル以上の時価総額を有する日本企業は一社もなくなってしまう)。驚くなあ、しかし。