Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote: > [...] >> Take a look at RedHat > > IPO scam money aside for a moment, let's see... > > 1997: net loss 1318 (-) > 1998: net loss 3738 (-) > 1999: net loss 6388 (-) > 2000: net loss 43053 (-) > 2001: net loss 86773 (-) > 2002: net loss 139949 (-) > 2003: net loss 6734 (-) > 2004: net income 13732 (+) > 2005: net income 45426 (+) > 2006: net income 79685 (+) > ===== > > -149110 (loss)
Several consecutive years of growing net income after initial investments. Are you sure you have a clue what an IPO is about? One does them _exactly_ because one is expected to _invest_ the startup money with a long-term goal of building a sustainable business. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
