In a recent article for Global Banking and Finance Review, Chief Outsiders Partner & CMO Bill Stewart examines how companies can have successful IPOs before reaching profitability.

HOUSTON, TX – October 31, 2019 –Making profits is the goal of every young business—or is it? 2019 has seen a record number of companies having successful IPOs before ever reaching profitability.

Investors haven’t gone mad; quite the opposite, in fact. The value of a stock has never really been about current profits—for young companies it’s always been about the future. Investors are betting that these young companies are poised for greater things.

Few remember that Amazon was a money-losing bookseller when it went public in 1997. It lost money—lots of money—until 2003. Smart investors held on, seeing huge potential in the volume the company could achieve. Now Amazon is not only profitable, it’s one of the highest-valued stocks on the market. No one wants to miss the next Amazon.

Read Bill Stewart's full article at Global Banking and Finance Review website.

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