Tough job of Marissa Mayer
Dec. 3rd, 2015 09:30 pm---
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/business/dealbook/yahoo-chief-has-run-out-of-time-for-a-turnaround.html
Yahoo’s market capitalization is $33 billion. Its stake in the Chinese Internet firm Alibaba is worth $32 billion alone. Throw in its $9 billion stake in Yahoo Japan and net cash on its books, and the market is valuing the company’s core business at less than zero — even if it has to pay capital gains taxes on its overseas stakes.
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It's clearly a time to split Yahoo.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/business/dealbook/yahoo-chief-has-run-out-of-time-for-a-turnaround.html
Yahoo’s market capitalization is $33 billion. Its stake in the Chinese Internet firm Alibaba is worth $32 billion alone. Throw in its $9 billion stake in Yahoo Japan and net cash on its books, and the market is valuing the company’s core business at less than zero — even if it has to pay capital gains taxes on its overseas stakes.
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It's clearly a time to split Yahoo.