Re:Former Facebook, WhatsApp employees lead new push to fix ...
by skinnymuch on Thursday May 05, 2022 @01:46PM
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I subtracted the stock compensation for my figure already.
My number still stands. Or if looking at net cash, it was never enough to cover all expenses.
Re:Former Facebook, WhatsApp employees lead new push to fix ...
by gen220 on Thursday May 05, 2022 @02:55PM
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You can see the source directly, rather than the article [1].
The gist of the misunderstanding is that there are many more things that register as "expenses" when calculating net loss without burning your cash pile. Stock compensation just happens to be the biggest one.
They had $10.21mm in revenue in 2013 and $3.82mm in 2012. [page 4]
$9.94mm net cash used in 2013. $3.5mm in 2012. [page 6]
[1]: http://web.archive.org/web/20141031201145/http://investor.fb...
If I pay you 1000 shares that I think are worth $1, I count it as a $1 expense, even though I’ve lost zero “dollars”. If that equity grows to be worth $10mm, at the end of the year I need to report a $10mm expense in stock compensation. This doesn’t mean I’m $10mm poorer, it means I’m 1000 shares poorer and the valuation has changed. You’ve already “paid” for the loss with the shares.
The reason you report it in dollars is because one can theoretically sell those shares to obtain money to feed the business, so it’s important for investors to know if you’re burning through a lucrative pool of equity.
It has no direct impact on cash liquidity, operating margin, or cash flow. I think many commenters in this thread missed that distinction. There’s a huge difference between reporting a loss and running out of money.