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Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by vtange on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:27AM (#21245472)
"Any tech company" was probably an overstatement, companies like Apple and Google are much more grounded in valuation compared to companies like Amazon, which had a PE ratio of 85.99 in 2018 [0].

[0] https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/amzn/price-ear...

Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by paxys on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:34AM (#21245503)
So...all tech companies are overvalued as long as you exclude the ones that are correctly valued?
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by pbreit on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:38AM (#21245521)
But PE is obviously the wrong metric for Amazon since we know it reinvests all its earnings and has proven ability to convert investment into cash flow.
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by throwaway2048 on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:06AM (#21245625)
Or maybe it isn't? And the plan of theirs isn't going to result in huge profits, ever.
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by BubRoss on Monday October 14, 2019 @12:34PM (#21250074)
Profits reinvested into successful growth is still profit.
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by dodobirdlord on Monday October 14, 2019 @03:26AM (#21245944)
Seems unlikely, it's not as though their core business lines are unprofitable.
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by s1artibartfast on Monday October 14, 2019 @05:30AM (#21246421)
Do you think their core business lines have room to grow 400%? Alternatively, can they cut costs 75% with their R&D investments?
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by gzer0 on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:48AM (#21245773)
This is due to Amazon purposefully keeping gross profits at $0 for years. The CapEX investment was through the roof; investments such as AWS which were criticized heavily in their infancy. It was widely known Amazon would be able to turn a profit, they decided to ruthlessly expand their enterprise.
Re:SoftBank Seeking to Take Control of WeWork Through Financ... by Mathnerd314 on Monday October 14, 2019 @02:03AM (#21245613)
Amazon has low margins, I think the theory with the PE is that they can increase margins after achieving market dominance and get better earnings. Walmart is still bigger so Amazon isn't there yet. And then it could also be high because of the cloud/tech bubble.