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Their revenue according to the article is $750 million a year. You really think that their P/E ratio is less than 13? Most tech companies trade at a P/E between
by uiri 10y ago
Their revenue according to the article is $750 million a year. You really think that their P/E ratio is less than 13? Most tech companies trade at a P/E between 25 and 30 these days. I wouldn't be surprised if DropBox's valuation was around $20B.
- jazzyk 10y agoI think you are confusing revenues with earnings...
- umeshunni 10y agoAs the other response said, you're confusing revenue with earnings. Very few companies have a revenue multiple of 13x. Looking at this chart https://blog.intercom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/4-forward-revenue-growth-1000.png https://blog.intercom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/4-forwa... it looks like Dropbox can expect something in the 6x-10x range, valuing them at $4.5-7.5B.
- uiri 10y agoSeems that you are correct - earnings refers to profit (bottom line) rather than reveneu (top line). Thanks! That being the case, DropBox probably isn't profitable yet which would throw their P/E through the roof and make that a useless metric. Box is already public and it has revenue around $300 million and a valuation of ~$1.9B. DropBox will probably get a better revenue multiplier since their customer acquisition cost is lower than and their overall network effects and future outlook is better than Box. I'd place DropBox at a ~$6B valuation. Hopefully their revenue grows enough between now and IPO to support something closer to $10 or $12B.