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by launchaway 1772 days ago
For reference, Nikola Motors, a fraudulent electric truck manufacturer, has a Market Cap of $4B
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They have ~$1B cash on hand, so it’s only ~75% fraudulent at current valuation.
Except stock price is supposed to indicate discounted future expectations of value. I expect that they will spend that $1B in the future with little to show for it.
The 25% keep enough people fooled to get enough time to spend the ~$1B.
The SPAC has >500mln in Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE) commitments.
For comparison, though, "Reebok" is really just the Reebok brand. I mean, I'm assuming all of the production of the actual shoes is outsourced to some sweatshops like all the other shoe manufacturers. Even the article refers to Reebok as "the U.S. brand management firm".
That’s the acquiring company
I think that refers to ABG.
What is the relevance of this comparison?
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