• Monomate@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If the company’s private, which means its stocks are not tradeable anymore, what’s the point in measuring the company value at this point?

    • silvercove@lemdro.id
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      1 year ago

      Banks who loaned Elon money hold a bunch of Twitter stock. They want to eventually cash out.

      • runeko
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        1 year ago

        Typically, losses in one year can be used to offset profits in following years, but not indefinitely… maybe three years tops IIRC. But that would mean the company would have to become very, very profitable profitable, which is doubtful.

        • SeaJ@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          They changed the rules under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act and losses can be carried forward indefinitely.

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            1 year ago

            Yup of course they fucking did. Can’t have corporations paying their fair shares after all, that’s a concept as ridiculous as cold fire.

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      Because the money still comes from investors even if it’s not publicly traded.