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Ask HN: Does $36B of Yahoo's $41B market cap come from Alibaba?

5 pointsby nashequilibriumover 11 years ago

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nicholas73over 11 years ago
No. The market won&#x27;t value Yahoo&#x27;s Alibaba stake at market value because it&#x27;s an illiquid and large stake. Were Yahoo to attempt to sell it, the price would collapse. Further, Alibaba&#x27;s value is possibly inflated as well, but since prices are set at the margins, it might take a while to find out. Thus, there is no reason for Yahoo&#x27;s stock to track Alibaba directly.<p>A similar phenomenon occurred when Cypress owned half of SunPower, but its SunPower stake virtually represented its market cap. Of course, SunPower was to crater later on...
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