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Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by jonknee on Monday June 13, 2011 @06:44PM (#2651025)
What's revenue have to do with anything? P/Es are based on earnings, not revenues.
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Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by byrneseyeview on Monday June 13, 2011 @06:47PM (#2651035)
FB's operating margins are extremely high. The usual number I hear is 40%+, with each marginal dollar of revenue contributing about $.60 in operating profit.
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Re:Report: Facebook IPO in early 2012, for $100 billion+ by hugh3 on Monday June 13, 2011 @06:55PM (#2651069)
I thought that was profit.
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