Pandora Media (P)Hits High Today

Los Angelas, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/08/2013 -- Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE:P), the Internet radio service, reached a one-year high after posting a fourth- quarter loss that was smaller than analysts predicted and sales that exceeded forecasts.

The shares soared 19 percent to $13.94, after trading at $14.66 for the highest price since March 5, 2012. Joe Kennedy resigned as chairman and chief executive after nine years at the helm, saying he made the decision after discussions with the board over the company’s future.

Joe Kennedy, chief executive officer of Pandora Media Inc. The decision was “pretty recent,” Kennedy said on a conference call. His departure will allow a new CEO to take over before the January 2014 start of a two-year arbitration process that will set royalty rates beyond 2015. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Pandora is gaining listeners from conventional radio broadcasters, ending February with an 8.5 percent share of total U.S. radio listening, according to the company. Potential competition has whipsawed the shares in recent months. Apple Inc. (AAPL) has delayed a competing service until later this year, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

The numbers looked relatively solid across the board said by James Marsh, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co. in New York, said in an e-mail. “Guidance for the fiscal year looked a little better than our forecasts. I suspect solid earnings plus Apple music-service delays are fueling the stock.”

Revenue in the quarter ended Jan. 31 climbed 54 percent to $125.1 million, Pandora said in a statement. That exceeded the $122.8 million average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Excluding items, the loss was 4 cents a share, smaller than the 5-cent loss seen by analysts. The net loss grew to $14.6 million, or 9 cents, from $8.18 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.

This quarter, the company forecasts sales of $120 million to $125 million, more than the $118.6 million seen by analysts. Excluding items, the company predicts a loss of 10 cents to 13 cents a share, compared with the 10-cent average estimate of analysts.

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