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Re:Report: Facebook Revenue Was $777 Million In 2009, Net In... by michaelchisari on Thursday January 06, 2011 @01:20AM (#2074302)
At it's highest, I recall Google's was around 100:1. This puts Facebook's at 250:1.
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Re:Report: Facebook Revenue Was $777 Million In 2009, Net In... by nano81 on Thursday January 06, 2011 @02:08AM (#2074415)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it looks like you're using (rumored) 2009 income numbers with the Jan. 2011 valuation in your calculation. Income surely would have changed since then.
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Re:Report: Facebook Revenue Was $777 Million In 2009, Net In... by michaelchisari on Thursday January 06, 2011 @02:21AM (#2074445)
Yes, that's true. Assuming 2009's valuation of 25 billion, that would mean a P:E ration of 125:1.
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Re:Report: Facebook Revenue Was $777 Million In 2009, Net In... by grasshoper on Thursday January 06, 2011 @02:21AM (#2074446)
You're comparing their 2010 year-end valuation with their 2009 year-end net income...

In December 2009, Facebook repurchased shares at $25 for an implied valuation of $11 billion. That's a 55 P/E.

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