Google introduced late Thursday its quarterly results counted for the period July-August-September. The profit comes up 27% to 1.638 billion dollars (1.097 billion), or earnings per share of 5.89 dollars, against 5.42 dollars expected by analysts. The turnover is also above market expectations which was banking on 4.24 billion dollars and which finally reached 5.944 billion dollars.

"Google had a good quarter (…) we saw a 7% growth in turnover over one year despite difficult economic conditions," said Schmidt, the CEO of the group. "We are now very optimistic about the future," he added.

Towards a recovery of investment

The U.S. giant said he was ready, through its director general, to "invest heavily" now that "the worst of the recession is past."There are 12 months (..) we decided to sail cautiously" facing the worst crisis in a generation, he said. "Now it is important to return to what we do well, innovate and invest."

For over ten years, the company specializes in the detection of small companies considered promising and may be enhanced by synergies with its operations. Among its most massive acquisitions, we find the redemption of the Youtube video platform in October 2006 for 1.65 billion dollars.

The group based in California, which had already indicated last month it was considering acquisitions, with 22 billion dollars in cash at 30 September, enough to finance several acquisitions.

In electronic trading after the close of business action gained 2.90% after the announcement of its results.