Twitter IPO vs Facebook IPO Infographic

FB vs TWTR facebook. IPO IPO In the near future, anyone with an Internet connection and some lunch money will be able to invest in one of Silicon Valley's hottest tech companies. But after big brother Facebook's IPO debacle, should America's armchair investors pin their hopes and dreams on Silicon Valley's younger sibling? We help you compare in one easy infographic. WALLSTBRDS The difference between the two is Twitter's glaring negative sign on its net income. That's right – Twitter is losing money, where at least Facebook was turning a profit at their IPO. Initial value Twitter had an initial value of $26 (Facebook opened May 18, 2012 at $38), but the stock has risen tremendously throughout the day. 11:30 a.m. PST, Twitter's stock value was roughly $46.70 and climbing. By 12:15 p.m., PST, Twitter had surpassed Facebook. FB initial value - $38 TWTR initial value - $26 Amount rised by IPOS 16 Billion 2.1 Billion TWTR shares were sold for $26 each. That brings Twitter's total proceeds to $2.09 billion, more than the $1.9 billion that Google raised in 2004, though still much less than Facebook's IPO, which raised $16 billion last year. (However, if you take inflation into account, Google's IPO raised $2.36 billion, maintaining its place as the second-largest internet IPO in the US.) Net Income Twitter lost $80 million last year and is still losing money$133.9 million in the first nine months of 2013. It defies basic economics that a company losing more than $100 million is worth $13.6 billion. Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple were all profitable when they went public. 1 Billion -133.9 Million Monthly Active Users as Listed in S-1 901 Million 215 Million Sources: http://qz.com/145227/final-tally-twitters-ipo-was-bigger-than-googles-raising-2-1-billion/ http://www.insidefacebook.com/2013/11/07/as-twitter-ipo-begins-a-look-back-at-facebooks-ipo/ http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/4-reasons-twitter-ipo-rocked-where-facebook-rolled-192651553.html http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/facebook-raises-16-bilion-in-i-p-ol http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/04/twitter-vs-facebook-ipo-in-one-chart/ http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-04/twitter-s-ipo-defies-economics Created by : Techinfographics.com TECHINFOGRAPHICS.COM MAKE INFORMATION LOOK BLAUTIFUL