Airbnb Inc. (ABNB)
Grab your air mattress #EasyVestors, the world’s largest property rental group has opened its doors to the public with much fanfare which has seen our very own EasyProperties get in on the action.
The market rebound in the second half of the year gave IPO’s an opportune moment to go public, which has seen another round of “Unicorns” in the marketplace.
IPO – Airbnb’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) was on the 10th of December 2020 which rendered the founder and CEO, Brian Chesky speechless after valuation skyrocketed beyond expectation.
The globes favorite vacation rental marketplace was the largest IPO by a U.S operator this year and opened way above its initial price on the Nasdaq. The stock opened at $146 per share on Thursday way above its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of $68 per share.
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Fundamentals
It is still early days to tell how the market will perceive Airbnb, but the Initial Public Offering (IPO) registration filings ahead of the listing gave us some insights to the latest fundamentals.
The IPO filings showed that Airbnb, although under immense pressure in the first half of the year, still managed to turn a profit. Revenue fell 18% in the third quarter from a year ago, but Airbnb posted a net profit of $219 million mainly due to its cost cutting endeavors.
“The recovery in the second and third quarters of 2020 is attributable to the renewed ability and willingness for guests to travel, the resilience of our hosts, and relative strength of our business model,” – Airbnb Inc.
- Sector: Consumer Discretionary
- Industry: Internet and Direct Marketing Retail
- Market Cap of $81.91 billion
Airbnb also revealed they owe the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) $1.35 billion plus interest and penalties due to the sale of intellectual property in 2013.
Outlook - Something to consider- How does Airbnb compare to the existing Hotel industry?
“Airbnb generates $4.81 billion in normalized annual revenue at a net loss of $674 million and has a market cap of around $100 billion.
Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Wyndham generate $13.13 billion in normalized annual revenue at a net profit of $3.07 billion. Those four hotel companies have a combined market cap of just $82.9 billion, far lower than Airbnb’s.” - Wayne Duggan, Benzinga
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EasyProperties
Our very own brand Rockstar, Standwa Nongauza said: “AirBnb is more than just a consumer’s delight where users spend money, it’s a platform where app users can make money as well. The peer-to-peer application is an enterprise opportunity platform, which our very own EasyProperties team has made use of to great effect.
EasyProperties, which is EasyEquities’ real-estate investment platform spin-off, purchased a number of units in Pretoria’s first beachside residence, The Blyde, in October this year. Since purchasing the units, EasyProperties and its partners listed one of the units on AirBnb and passed on its earnings to investors at 1c per share in a special dividend declared just in time for the festive season.”
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Informed decisions
We might expect to see the vacation rental stock to follow in its “Unicorn IPO” predecessor’s footsteps over the next couple of trading sessions considering all pending the fundamentals.
Airbnb has not turned an annual profit since 2008 and is likely to do the same this year despite turning a profit in the Q3, so one should look through the smog to the shiny horizon with this one.
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Sources –EasyResearch, EasyProperties, Benzinga, Reuters, Koyfin, SeekingAlpha, Wikipedia.
Take note: stock data was taken on 14/12/2020 before the U.S market open.
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Barry is a market analyst with GT247, with a wealth of experience in the investment markets. Now in his tenth year in the markets, Barry "The Beef" Dumas brings a combination of technical analysis and fundamental insights to the table.
