FB's current equity market capitalization is a staggering $104.8 billion, the highest market cap on its IPO day of any American company. Rival Google, Inc. (GOOG), despite having about a ten times the revenue and net income of FB, is not even worth twice as much. This difference is reflected in FB's staggering PE ratio of 105x. When one considers that the S&P 500 trades at around 14x earnings, it is clear that FB has lofty expectations. Growing at 50% per year, it would take FB another 5 years to drive its PE down below 14x, and that assumes no appreciation in share price. |