The English abbreviation IPO is familiar to many. It stands for “first public offering". It is understood that a certain private company for the first time begins to sell its shares to a wide range of people in the exchange trading. Usually, small firms resort to IPOs seeking to obtain the necessary capital for expansion, but sometimes large corporations decide to go public with their shares.
The article analyzes the results IPO of the ten largest Internet companies... Who is the most successful? also take a look at article 10 international IT companies.
1. Facebook
Company Facebook began preparations for an IPO in February 2012. It was planned that after the sale of shares, the capitalization of the social network will amount to $ 75-100 billion. This was one of the brightest debuts on the stock exchange in history. Before the IPO, potential buyers could read the financial statements of the social network. Judging by them, for the previous year, the net profit Facebook amounted to $ 1 billion with revenue of $ 3 billion 71 million 85% of the revenue was received from advertising, the rest was earned on online games and other services.
Some experts believed that stocks Facebook overestimated, which was confirmed. On the second day of exchange trading, the value of shares began to fall. Nevertheless, the company managed to earn $ 16 billion from the sale of shares, and the social network itself began to cost $ 85 billion.
2. Google
Google Is an American corporation specializing in Internet search, advertising and the development of various Internet services, for example, cloud storage. The company was founded on 04.09.1998 and was a joint stock company.
In August 2004, a unique online auction was held in which more than 19.5 million shares were sold at $ 85 each. In 2007, thanks to steady growth in sales and earnings, the company's shares were already worth $ 700. It is worth noting that Google ranks among the top 10 most visited websites in the world.
3. Alibaba
Alibaba is an internet commerce company from China. It was founded by Ma Yun and his associates in 1999. Already in 2011, the company had 65 million regular users from 240 countries.
Leading economic publications announced the company's plans to hold an IPO back in 2012, however, in reality, shares began to be sold at auction only in September 2014. The Chinese Internet giant has earned more than $ 21 billion from the sale of shares, and its value has risen to $ 167 billion. At the moment, this is the most successful IPO in history.
4. Yandex
Yandex is the largest Internet search engine in Russia. The company also specializes in the development of other Internet technologies. The company's mission is to provide easy access to information on the network and satisfy all Internet requests of Russian-speaking users. Creators Yandex rely on a deep understanding of the Russian language, culture and market specifics and believe that their search engine allows them to find any information they need.
The company filed for IPO in May 2011. The share price was $ 20-22. It was planned to earn about $ 1.2 billion on the exchange from the sale of more than 15 million shares. Upon bidding Yandex received about $ 1.3 billion.
5. ShandaGame
This Shanghai-based Chinese company specializes in online games and book publishing. In 2006, it was announced that the service had 460 million registered users, and at any moment over a million people were playing on the servers.
Stock Shanda began to be traded on the stock exchange in 2009. The company managed to sell more than 13 million American depositary shares and earn $ 1 billion. But after a few months, income Shanda began to fall and by September fell by 14%.
6. Zynga
Company Zynga (San Francisco) develops browser-based online games. Already in February 2012, the company's games were played by 240 million users a month. Some of these games are known from popular social networks like Facebook.
The company's IPO started in December 2011. 100 million shares for a total of $ 1 billion were put up for auction. But the value of the shares fell by 5% on the first day, subsequently the value of the shares amounted to 44% of the original price of $ 10.
7. Giant
American company Giant specializes in Internet security, specifically pop-up blocking software, spam recognition and anti-spyware software. In 2004 the owner Giant became Microsoft, which uses the results of development in its products, such as Outlook Express and Hotmail.
The initial sale of the company's shares took place in October 2007, it was planned to earn $ 887 million. The total value of the shares was estimated at $ 3.3 billion, and the price of one share at the start of trading was $ 15 50 cents. On the first day of sales, the shares rose by 17.6%, later their value fell to 71.9% of the original price.
8. Renren
Renren (original name Xiaonei) - social network, Chinese counterpart Facebook... By the beginning of 2011, more than 30 million people were using it every month, so in May 2011 Renren put up its shares for auction.
The total value of the shares was $ 4 billion, the price of one share was $ 14. It was planned to earn $ 743 million on the deal. On the first day of the sale, the share price increased by 28.6%, but later fell and amounted to about 60% of the originally announced price.
9. Groupon
Service Groupon allows you to search for available discounts and gift certificates. At first it could only be used by residents of Chicago, but now it works all over the world. The total number of registered users is 35 million.
The initial sale of shares began in November 2011. The profit from the deal was supposed to be $ 700 million. The shares began to sell at $ 14, but after a slight increase in value on the first day of trading, their price fell by 40% of the value at the start of the sale.
10. LinkedIn
This social network for businessmen was launched in May 2003. Its mission is to help establish business ties between professionals, as well as look for work or employees. The site has over 135 million accounts from 200 countries and regions.
As a result of the IPO, which was held in May 2011, it was planned to earn $ 353 million. The total value of the shares was estimated at $ 4 billion, $ 45 was asked for one share. At first, the shares rose by about 10%, but later their value fell and now stands at 99.3% of the original.
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