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JANUARY 5, 2024

From IPO hype to survival mode It seems like eons ago, but it was in May 2019 when Beyond Meat stock debuted for public trading at $46 per share amid hype and buzz in the financial press. Brown and Beyond Meat certainly can't be faulted for having their initial public offering (IPO) less than a year before the COVID-19 crisis.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

have been exploring options for the London-based data center operator since at least 2019. Global Switch was initially eyeing an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The owners of Global Switch — Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. and Avic Trust Co.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 12, 2024

However, another food-related stock could defy trends and become a winning investment for shareholders. It initially rose following its 2019 initial public offering. Consider Cava stock The differences in the product offerings of Beyond Meat and Cava Group remind shareholders of an important lesson.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Unfortunately for shareholders, the 2022 bear market wiped out most of the company's value as investors turned on money-losing stocks. Consumers seemed to respond well to the product, and increasing numbers of restaurants offered products made by Beyond Meat and its chief competitor, Impossible Foods. The outstanding share count of 64.5

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JUNE 27, 2023

Management and shareholders have taken up part of the newly issued shares, with the remainder going to unnamed external investors, the company said in a statement. Galderma said it still plans to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), without giving any indication of timing. The dermatology group posted $3.8

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Now, thanks partly to the acquisitions of HelloSign in 2019 and Docsend in 2021, Dropbox users can work on every step of the content lifecycle in-house. Dropbox has also been improving its profitability and using its profits to benefit shareholders. But it isn't just the company's sales that should have investors excited.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

At any rate, Visa's no-nonsense business model has delivered exceptional shareholder gains. At any rate, CrowdStrike's stock has rewarded investors since its debut in 2019. In other words, $50,000 invested in CrowdStrike's Initial Public Offering (IPO) on June 12, 2019, would be worth $260,000 as of the time of this writing.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Snowflake When Buffett bought Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) stock at its initial public offering (IPO) price in September 2020, it led to a bit of head-scratching around Wall Street. Over the long haul, both Amazon and Snowflake could make shareholders very happy. The stock is up 75% year to date.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2024

The incident has led to lawsuits, even by CrowdStrike shareholders against the company. If it managed to restore customer confidence in its platform, the firm is likely to see a continuation of its history of revenue growth that stretches back to its 2019 initial public offering. Data by YCharts.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Since the company's 2019 initial public offering, the stock has gained over 800%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 index. It likely won't be a straight line higher, but CrowdStrike's ability to execute its strategy and consolidate its market position should continue to reward shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

Now what As a shareholder, I'm concerned with DigitalOcean's plan to replace Spruill. He joined the company in 2019 to help it through the initial public offering (IPO) process and vowed to prioritize free-cash-flow generation and improve shareholder value. In those important metrics, Spruill delivered.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 7, 2024

He likes to invest in companies with steady growth, reliable profitability, strong management teams, and shareholder-friendly initiatives like dividend payments and stock buyback programs. Warren Buffett led the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) holding company since 1965. Amazon: 0.5%

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Shares are up 217% since 2019. billion in 2019 to nearly $6.5 Founded in 2004, the company debuted via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange in 2016. Shares are up an eye-popping 1,730% since 2019, recording an incredible 78% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over that period.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Investors have shown a lot of interest in thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) since 2019. Ginkgo is still less than three years out from its initial public offering (IPO), which tends to be a time of high volatility and low returns for investors. What are the risks? Should you invest $1,000 in Ginkgo Bioworks right now?

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

That represents a nearly tenfold jump from the same period in 2019 prior to the pandemic. And they're far above the initial public offering (IPO) price from December 2021. During the three-month period that ended June 30, Nu generated $2.8 billion in revenue, a figure that was up 65% year over year.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 5, 2024

Meanwhile, company founder Jack Ma retired in 2019 and left public life for a few years after criticizing the Chinese government in 2020. Alibaba has also discussed splitting the company into six separate businesses that would be run by separate CEOs and pursue initial public offerings (IPOs) and separate financing.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2023

The deal offers a substantial premium to Sovos shareholders, and the stock is up 25% on Monday morning as a result. So what Sovos is a relatively young company, formed in 2017 and public since 2021. The company had net sales of $837 million in 2022, generating compound annual growth of 28% from 2019 to last year.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 23, 2024

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) was an exciting new stock to hit the markets in 2019. The company isn't sitting on a huge cash balance, and if its burn rate remains high, Beyond Meat could need to raise debt or issue stock, which is dilutive to existing shareholders. In fact, sales have been declining of late.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 13, 2024

It's been a public company since 2009 and has been profitable and free cash flow generative every year since its initial public offering ( IPO ). Over a few years, DocuSign's stock took a round trip from $37 in 2019 to a high of $310 in 2021 and back down to a low of $39 in 2022. To businesses, data is vital.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

Despite its ebbs and flows, shares of Apple have scurried higher by 790% over the trailing-10-year period and have skyrocketed by almost 132,000% since its initial public offering in December 1980. It can also reward shareholders in a way that no other business can. Image source: Getty Images. Image source: Getty Images.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The more than 12,000% gain Tesla has delivered to shareholders since its 2010 initial public offering (IPO) is also a reflection of the company attempting to become more than just an EV maker. Between 2019 and 2022, Tesla's automotive revenue more than tripled to $71.5

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 20, 2024

It's a well-rounded tech giant that should continue returning good value to shareholders. CrowdStrike Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has taken investors for a wild ride since its June 2019 initial public offering (IPO).

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 29, 2023

Investors are hungry for this month's hottest initial public offering (IPO). The rapidly expanding chain of 263 fast-casual restaurants specializing in Mediterranean cuisine priced its offering at $22 a share, and went on to roughly double. Is it too late to place an order? Is it too late to place an order?

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 29, 2024

Shares of beauty retailer Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) have more than tripled the total return of the S&P 500 since their initial public offering in 2007, rising more than 1,300%. Thanks to this immense profitability, Ulta has handsomely rewarded shareholders over time through stock buybacks.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

25, setting the stage for what could be Japan’s largest initial public offering (IPO) in five years. At Kokusai’s indicative price of 1,890 yen per share, the company will offer 111.2bn yen ($749.88m) worth of shares and have a market value of 435.5bn yen.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 18, 2024

The leading cloud-based endpoint cybersecurity software provider (protection for laptops, smartphones, and endpoint devices in general for businesses) has gone from strength to strength since its 2019 initial public offering (IPO). Indeed, it's these profit metrics that can keep CrowdStrike's advance going.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Stockholm-based global investment firm EQT is reconsidering a potential $20bn initial public offering for Galderma, a pharmaceutical company and former subsidiary of Nestlé, according to a report by the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 14, 2024

Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, CrowdStrike has returned more than 500% for its shareholders. CrowdStrike has never conducted a stock split, but its shares moved up to nearly $370 in after-hours trading on June 7, following the announcement that it was being added to the benchmark S&P 500.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

So what Beyond Meat was a stock market darling when it went public in 2019. In fact, competitor The Tattooed Chef filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June, and Impossible Foods never went through with an expected initial public offering. Beyond Meat is still trying to make a go of things.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 7, 2023

However, other businesses generate huge amounts of cash flow, giving them the opportunity to return capital to shareholders through stock buybacks. Meanwhile, investments in high-return, low-cost projects in the upstream segment should help Exxon double the segment's earnings compared to pre-pandemic 2019 levels.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 19, 2024

When videoconferencing software company Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ: ZM) held its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, shares began trading around $65. It only launched in January 2019 and by September 2022 it had already sold 4 million seats to the product. Today, Zoom trades at only $70.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

Alibaba Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has frustrated investors since its initial public offering (IPO) 10 years ago. Although Carnival returned to the seas in mid-2021, it took several more years to return to its 2019 revenue levels. Since its inception, the stock has lost around 15% of its value.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

These companies are home to well-funded dividends that offer the potential to grow far into the future. Nike With a total return north of 92,000% since its initial public offering (IPO) in 1980, Nike has an incredible track record of remaining the most dominant brand in footwear and apparel. It's home to a well-funded 2.3%

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

GBTEC’s founder and CEO Gregor Greinke will remain the largest private shareholder and CEO of GBTEC. Main Capital Partners, which has supported GBTEC as a specialised software investor since 2019, has sold its stake in GBTEC as part of the transaction.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 16, 2024

CrowdStrike, in spite of all its spectacular growth, hasn't appealed to a broad group of investors since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2019. There's good reason to worry about stock-based compensation, as it can excessively dilute existing shareholders.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It's been a reversal of fortunes for Uber (NYSE: UBER) shareholders. This is certainly something that investors would want to see, given that the stock is currently at just about the same level compared to its price at the initial public offering in May 2019. I don't think this is an unrealistic outlook.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

He especially likes companies that return money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks, because these tools can accelerate the effects of compound growth on an investment over the long term. of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio Berkshire owned Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock since 2019, well before the generative AI craze began.

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