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The graph in this article shows revenues continuing to go up over the next 3 years... Just at a slower rate. That doesn't sound like "things don't look good" but more like "things don't look as amazing as they did, but still look pretty good." Of course, I have no idea about the validity of the underlying data in that graph... But still, it totally doesn't match up with the analysis of the numbers presented in the text.

Not that I'm a facebook investor or anything... On the contrary... :)



When your P/E is greater than 100, people are expecting mad growth in the future. Growth slowing already? That's bad news for people looking at investing.


What would you call a P/E ratio over 9500? http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CRM

Both the stock and the P/E ratio has been growing for years.


I'd call it an unsustainable-bust-waiting-to-happen.

The P/E ratio is growing because the share price is going up and they aren't making money. That's not a good thing.


Let me give you a sneak peek into an investor's mind:

"Slow, sustainable growth? SELL!"


You're thinking of a trader.


To be fair, even if I were an investor looking at the long term, the time to buy wouldn't be now with a PE that high and expecting slow and steady growth.




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