The IPO of Facebook will be a major stock market events in the coming weeks by building a huge operation to raise around $ 5 billion and lead to a valuation of $ 100 billion.
The network with 900 million members is a potential value eagerly awaited by investors but must avoid the pitfall of many young companies arrived quickly Net Procurement with varying success: many of them saw their value battered after a short honeymoon and for certain slide below their IPO price.
Facebook prepares the direction of the event for many months and has demonstrated a degree of caution in this area. Mark Zuckerberg, its founder, would probably have preferred to keep the current status but the company has reached a respectable size and threshold of 500 shareholders has been taken, the next logical step is the IPO.
Despite rumors that an IPO postponed to June, the Wall Street Journal maintains that the date is 18 May (with the possibility of a slip by a day or two), the site TechCrunch who spoke for his part he recently on May 17 This means that the roadshow (presentation to investors ahead of IPO) Facebook is imminent and is expected to begin on May 7.
The latest financial figures show a strong increase in sales in the first quarter of 2012, which reached one billion dollars (+45% yoy) but a decrease in net income of more than 10% over one year to 205 million, against a backdrop of rising costs.
Wait until it goes public and investors want a return on their money. You will be seeing you pictures in ads all over the web.
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