Released on: October 29, 2008, 9:28 am

Press Release Author: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA has applied its StockMarks(tm)
stock-rating system to Expedia Inc and produced a research report, rating the
company's attractiveness to long-term investors.

Press Release Body: Mira, Portugal - October 29, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics
SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Expedia Inc
(EXPE). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks(tm) stock rating system and is
required reading for any current or potential Expedia Inc investor.

Report Summary: US-based online travel company Expedia Inc reports third quarter
earnings on 30th October. The company posted strong results for the second quarter
ended June 30th despite record oil prices, boosting revenue by fifteen percent and
diluted earnings per share by ten percent. Expedia also reported a sixteen percent
rise in gross bookings during the second quarter. However, Expedia now potentially
faces new hurdles, each with potential advantages and disadvantages. Some of the
issues facing Expedia include, the decline in consumer sentiment in US and other
western markets, a rising US dollar, continued rise in airfares despite falling oil
costs, reduced spending by advertisers and of course, the threat of a global
recession. Expedia has worked hard to diversify across all areas of the travel
industry, including flight, hotel, package and car rental bookings. The company has
also invested in expansion in Asia, recently launching its Indian Expedia branded
websites. Given the numerous significant factors effecting Expedia's businesses, we
should revert to analyzing the company's long-term fundamentals in order to aide us
in making investment decisions. We can assess the company's long-term outlook
through the use of the StockMarks framework. Expedia currently has an overall
long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 75, rating
far above the US market average. This rating places Expedia sixth when compared to
ten of its closest US-listed peers, selected on the basis of both similarity of
business and market positioning factors such as size.

The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components -
Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Expedia Inc for
long-term investors.

A summary of the StockMarks(tm) ratings for Expedia Inc is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=EXPE&cod_country=125

The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and
FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites or directly from
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_country=125


About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering
sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. Our StockMarks(tm) system is based
on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder
returns.


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