May 19 , 2011
LinkedIn’s IPO estimated at $4-billion, but where’s the value? Business valuation expert available
Hamilton, Ont. May 19, 2011—Michael Carnegie, a Chartered Business Valuator and AIC Industry Professor in Strategic Business Valuation at the DeGroote School of Business is available to discuss LinkedIn’s IPO.
“Current speculation is that the IPO price will give LinkedIn a market value of more than $4 billion. For the most recent year, revenue was $243 million and profit was $3.4 million. So, where’s the value?” says Carnegie. “The market must be expecting a huge growth in revenue and profit to justify that level of market cap, especially since the company is not expected to show a profit again for at least several quarters.”
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