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Looked at differently, Facebook's P/E is 7 times Microsoft's. FB didn't pay $19B they paid $16B in their own over-valued stock. And their stock is more over-va
by crucialfelix 13y ago
Looked at differently, Facebook's P/E is 7 times Microsoft's. FB didn't pay $19B they paid $16B in their own over-valued stock.
And their stock is more over-valued than MSFT's so that explains the differential.
- newobj 13y agoI thought $16B of the $19B was cash?
- npizzolato 13y agoNope. "Facebook said it will pay WhatsApp $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in stock. WhatsApp's founders and staff will be eligible for for another $3 billion in stock grants to be paid out if they remain employed by Facebook for four years. Koum will also join Facebook's board of directors."[1] [1]: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-whatsapp/ http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-w...