Snapchat,sacred eroticism scribd bataille err Snap Inc., just made the papers for its long-awaited initial public offering appear.
The ephemeral mobile storytelling app is going public, a move that will raise $3 billion and open up the books of the secretive company. No valuation for the company as a whole is mentioned, but the company is predicted to still be one of the biggest tech IPOs ever. Back in 2012, Facebook was seeking a valuation of $5 billion.
The filing offers one of the biggest concrete indicators of Snapchat's business. It brought in $404 million in 2016, up from $58.7 million in 2015.
SEE ALSO: Snapchat gets serious about advertisingThe stock will trade under the ticker SNAP on the New York Stock Exchange. The underwriters are Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, along with J.P. organ, Deutsche Bank Securities, Barclays, Credit Suisse and Allen & Company LLC.
With Thursday's filing, Snapchat stock will begin trading in March. For now, CEO Evan Spiegel and his executive team will go on a roadshow to explain the company to Wall Street.
Snapchat is known for being quite a secretive company, but now, with going public, we'll be able to learn a lot more.
For example, the company's mission: "Snap Inc. is a camera company. We believe that reinventing the camera represents our greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Our product empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together."
But more important, how the company views its future. One big takeaway, there may no profits -- as in no profits, ever.
"We have incurred operating losses in the past, expect to incur operating losses in the future, and may never achieve or maintain profitability," the filing reads.
Snap's IPO has been a long time coming. Back in May 2015, Spiegel got investors' hopes up when he said, "We need to IPO. We have a plan to do that," at the Recode Code Conference.
In November, shortly before the release of its video-camera glasses Spectacles, Snapchat rebranded to Snap Inc., with the IPO in mind: "You can search Snapchat or Spectacles for the fun stuff and leave Snap Inc. for the Wall Street crowd :)," a blog post read.
Snap had quietly filed its papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission late last year, since under the JOBS Act, a company making less than $1 billion annually in revenue can do so.
The public filing preemptively came with a pretty big media endorsement. The New York Times will soon join Snapchat Discover, the app's network of media outlets and other curated stories (Mashableis a Discover partner).
The full S-1 filing is available here.
Topics Snapchat Social Media
Animal shelter celebrates their empty kennels with a joyous videoAdam Scott roasts Mitch McConnell for using a 'Parks & Rec' GIF'Airbnb Luxe' connects wealthy travelers to extraordinary propertiesSan Francisco becomes the first U.S. city to ban JuulsGoogle employees ask SF Pride to boot their employer from paradeGay penguins Ronnie and Reggie have a wonderful Pride message to shareChris Kelly on comedy, hating Twitter, and being an outsiderSlack is having issues in the U.S., Europe, and Japan'Pretty Little Liars' actress has a message for the jerk who hacked her nudesReview: The CocoKool 3'Pretty Little Liars' actress has a message for the jerk who hacked her nudesAmazon Counter lets you pick up packages at Rite AidCheeky sunbathing seal is a literal traffic stopper and locals kind of love it'Game of Thrones' gets a full series box set in time for the holidaysHow are we feeling about this 669 times 'Planet Earth II' took 2016 by stormThe 10 best new TV shows of 2019 so farGoogle employees ask SF Pride to boot their employer from parade'The Office' will leave Netflix for NBCUniversal streaming in 20219 times 'Planet Earth II' took 2016 by storm Spice Girl surprises megafan to celebrate something important with her Uber's terrifying marketing drones aren't coming back any time soon Super motivated bride documented her weight loss journey on Instagram Ecuador confirms it cut off Julian Assange's internet access The British army is under fire for this 'racist' tweet Trump gets another October surprise: Michael Moore unveils 'TrumpLand' Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling wants Elizabeth Warren's Senate seat Why 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' is the perfect October read Airbnb users can now get a $1,000 discount on solar panels Man attaches a dementor to a drone and scares everyone Trump invites Obama's half If you want to decorate a Christmas tree for Halloween, no one is going to stop you Terry Francona just can't stop flipping off cameras during baseball games The hamster recreation of 'Great British Bake Off' you didn't know you need Earth's streak of record warm months is coming to an end... but it will be back Amazon's Family Vault lets groups pool their photos for easy sharing The New York Times website is down globally Bill Gates and Tim Cook were on Hillary Clinton's possible VP list Kind Canadians remind America it's already great Shia LaBeouf really does have Missy Elliott tattoos on his knees
2.8414s , 8287.171875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【sacred eroticism scribd bataille】,New Knowledge Information Network