Splunk (SPLK) delivers one of 2012's best IPOs. Shares of the machine data analysis software...

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James Sands Comments (985)
 
As per the latest S-1 filing SPLK will have around 92.5 million shares outstanding. With an initial price around $32, that puts the market valuation around just under $3 billion. That means SPLK is trading just under 25 times last year's revenue. No positive earnings yet.

For quick perspective, not that these companies are comparable (I just happened to be looking into this today), GOOG began trading about 19 times 2003 revenues and about 272 times 2003 earnings.

MA began trading just over 2 times 2005 revenues and 23 times 2005 earnings.

MA is currently a 9 bagger and GOOG is currently just under a 6 bagger.
19 Apr 2012, 01:06 PM Reply Like

Dominic Lombardo Comments (307)
 
I rarely buy IPOs, but I like this company. I like companies in the middle of huge $$volumes in new technologies (i.e, mobile, etc)
dom
19 Apr 2012, 05:18 PM Reply Like

jesuschrist11 Comment (1)
 
I am quite new to this. How does one buy shares in SPLK? Is this possible now or is there a date when it will be available?
AJ
19 Apr 2012, 10:43 PM Reply Like

James Sands Comments (985)
 
SPLK just began trading today. So you can buy shares tomorrow. Just make sure you are well aware of the risks involved before taking action.

For information regarding SPLK you can go to either Yahoo Finance:
http://yhoo.it/IUL4a2

or Google Finance:
http://bit.ly/HXVAD1

Check out these Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) websites to get information from their most recent filed S-1 and Prospectus once available:

http://1.usa.gov/IUL4a4

http://1.usa.gov/HXVCe1
20 Apr 2012, 12:41 AM Reply Like