New Posts For Thread: That Flotationhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotationmay as well make it easy if they want to tug it.heard on the radio this morn (approx numbers cos I am getting senile) that profits were down to £17M from £65M in prev year and this was explainedBUT the informed chappy said £8M of that £65M was frlooks like the market valued them at around 1.5 Billion.I am trying to find out the likely yield if I buy shares now. Would not find buying a few shares maybe.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=471448557#471448557looks like the market valued them at around 1.5 Billion.I am trying to find out the likely yield if I buy shares now. Would not find buying a few shares maybe.Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:37:40 -0500Be warned private investors often lose out with IPOs http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/betfair-ipo-share-tips-ladbrokes-03901.aspxhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=471423189#471423189Be warned private investors often lose out with IPOs http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/betfair-ipo-share-tips-ladbrokes-03901.aspxSun, 24 Oct 2010 05:13:08 -0500Some figures I saw did seperate the poker division and it had slumped from about 29,000,000 in 2009 to 25,000,000 in 2010 - although no dates were given for the year end.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=471293629#471293629Some figures I saw did seperate the poker division and it had slumped from about 29,000,000 in 2009 to 25,000,000 in 2010 - although no dates were given for the year end.Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:13:05 -0500Good start for them. Looks like I was wrong.You saved me £50 Bluf, thanks for that.Still think they are over valued but what do I knowhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=471292693#471292693Good start for them. Looks like I was wrong.You saved me £50 Bluf, thanks for that.Still think they are over valued but what do I knowSat, 23 Oct 2010 06:01:00 -0500Interesting piece for anyone interested. Think it may be a bit too negative but I guess we'll find out soon....http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/betfair-ipo-share-tips-ladbrokes-03901.aspxhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467984369#467984369Interesting piece for anyone interested. Think it may be a bit too negative but I guess we'll find out soon....http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/betfair-ipo-share-tips-ladbrokes-03901.aspxTue, 28 Sep 2010 08:29:08 -0500'Being a gambler though I'll have a friendly £50 with you that after 30 days of trading they are closer to £750 Million than £1.5 Billion.'Not sure how I have changed the terms but there you go.Let's just leave it as an Interest bet and forget thehttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467365365#467365365'Being a gambler though I'll have a friendly £50 with you that after 30 days of trading they are closer to £750 Million than £1.5 Billion.'Not sure how I have changed the terms but there you go.Let's just leave it as an Interest bet and forget theThu, 23 Sep 2010 11:24:45 -0500I'm hardly gonna back down on a £50 bet but I'm also hardly gonna take the over on £1.125Bn on a valuation of £1.25Bn when you were prepared to make the same bet on a valuation of £1.5Bn!!!https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467363921#467363921I'm hardly gonna back down on a £50 bet but I'm also hardly gonna take the over on £1.125Bn on a valuation of £1.25Bn when you were prepared to make the same bet on a valuation of £1.5Bn!!!Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:15:43 -0500I am saying they are worth closer to £750 Million than £1.5 Billion. If you are hearing £1.2 Billion already, I'd say we are getting there even after a day. You are right though the valuation will be accurate as Institutions will not invest withouhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467254729#467254729I am saying they are worth closer to £750 Million than £1.5 Billion. If you are hearing £1.2 Billion already, I'd say we are getting there even after a day. You are right though the valuation will be accurate as Institutions will not invest withouWed, 22 Sep 2010 15:02:26 -0500I'm not qualified to give an accurate valuation of the company but I'm confident that since they will enter the FTSE 250 straight away that the IPO will meet with enough scrutiny that the vaulation will be in the right ballpark. Incidentally, the lahttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467245705#467245705I'm not qualified to give an accurate valuation of the company but I'm confident that since they will enter the FTSE 250 straight away that the IPO will meet with enough scrutiny that the vaulation will be in the right ballpark. Incidentally, the laWed, 22 Sep 2010 14:03:48 -0500Interesting thoughts Bluf. As I said yesterday I hadn't had a chance to look at the figures for myself but I have now. These figures are now 6 months out of date mind you, as they are taken from the 30th April results.You are of course right they havhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/25893885/that-flotation?post_id=467216865#467216865Interesting thoughts Bluf. As I said yesterday I hadn't had a chance to look at the figures for myself but I have now. These figures are now 6 months out of date mind you, as they are taken from the 30th April results.You are of course right they havWed, 22 Sep 2010 10:24:22 -0500