• Monomate@lemm.ee
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    11 months 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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      11 months ago

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

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      11 months ago

      Can these measurements be used as losses to offset taxes?

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        11 months 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.

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      11 months ago

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