Cloud-storage firm Snowflake is now more valuable than IBM after 258% post-IPO rally
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Matthew Fox
Dec 9, 2020, 00:20 IST
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Snowflake has surpassed IBM in market value just three months after its September market debut.
Snowflake's post-initial public offer rally of 258% has propelled the cloud-storage firm to a market valuation of roughly $120 billion.
That represents a 10-times return for investors in Snowflake's last private funding round in February, when the tech company was valued at $12 billion.
Snowflake's 10% rally on Tuesday helped propel the stock to a market valuation of more than $120 billion, surpassing the likes of tech behemoths IBM and AMD.
As of Tuesday's intraday high of $429, Snowflake had staged a 258% rally since going public. Snowflake was valued at just $12 billion in February when it completed its last private funding round, meaning those investors have registered a 10 times gain if they held their shares through today.
For context, IBM currently has a market capitalization of $112 billion, while AMD is worth $111 billion.
Snowflake's first public earnings report earlier this month revealed triple digit revenue growth for the company, though the firm is not yet profitable.
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According to data from YahooFinance, average analyst estimates expect Snowflake to record $579 million in revenue for the full year. IBM is expected to generate $74 billion in revenue this year, while AMD is expected to do $9.5 billion in revenue this year, according to analyst estimates.
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