Comments on: Skype’s anunal revenue over $72 million. http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:58:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Akkam’s Razor » The Return of Irrational Exuberance http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24008 Akkam’s Razor » The Return of Irrational Exuberance Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:35:08 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24008 <p>[...] This, of course, is problematic with Skype, as a privately held company.  Their assets must be negligible, and their revenue must be in the tens-of-millions (at $72 million in revenue, eBay�s offer is 57 times Skype�s revenue) so what is that humongous dollar amount based on?  Irrational Exuberance? Filed under: Uncategorized and Politics and News and Economics Comments: [...]</p> [...] This, of course, is problematic with Skype, as a privately held company.  Their assets must be negligible, and their revenue must be in the tens-of-millions (at $72 million in revenue, eBay�s offer is 57 times Skype�s revenue) so what is that humongous dollar amount based on?  Irrational Exuberance? Filed under: Uncategorized and Politics and News and Economics Comments: [...]

]]> By: SKY TG24 Pianeta Internet http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24007 SKY TG24 Pianeta Internet Mon, 12 Sep 2005 14:51:57 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24007 <p><strong>Ebay > Skype - Aggiornamento 2</strong></p> <p>Continuano le mie perplessità sul prezzo d'acquisto di Skype. In questo post di pochi giorni fa, si parlava di 72 mln di dollari di utili annui con 51 milioni di utenti registrati e una crescita di 130.000 utenti registrati al</p> Ebay > Skype – Aggiornamento 2

Continuano le mie perplessità sul prezzo d’acquisto di Skype. In questo post di pochi giorni fa, si parlava di 72 mln di dollari di utili annui con 51 milioni di utenti registrati e una crescita di 130.000 utenti registrati al

]]> By: Digital Media Review » Analysis: eBay + Skype - Excess Valuation = Good Strategic Move http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24006 Digital Media Review » Analysis: eBay + Skype - Excess Valuation = Good Strategic Move Fri, 09 Sep 2005 05:35:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24006 <p>[...] SKYPE Internationally, Skype is arguably the leading brand for VoIP, with over 163M software downloads, 50M active accounts and an estimated $72M annual revenues. [...]</p> [...] SKYPE Internationally, Skype is arguably the leading brand for VoIP, with over 163M software downloads, 50M active accounts and an estimated $72M annual revenues. [...]

]]> By: MasterMaq's Blog http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24004 MasterMaq's Blog Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:38:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24004 <p><strong>eBay+Skype - What about Amazon?</strong></p> <p>The big story today in the world of technology (or M&A, depending on how you look at it), originally...</p> eBay+Skype – What about Amazon?

The big story today in the world of technology (or M&A, depending on how you look at it), originally…

]]> By: Digital Media Review http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24002 Digital Media Review Thu, 08 Sep 2005 13:03:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24002 <p>[...] Rumours say eBay might be about to acquire Skype. I have two questions for eBay: - Why pay so much ($2Bn to $5n for a $72M revenue company)? - Why do you think VoIP fits with your business model? [...]</p> [...] Rumours say eBay might be about to acquire Skype. I have two questions for eBay: – Why pay so much ($2Bn to $5n for a $72M revenue company)? – Why do you think VoIP fits with your business model? [...]

]]> By: KeithJamesMc http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24000 KeithJamesMc Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:33:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-24000 <p>Don't forget in most European markets Skype will also receive a share of temination fees for their SkypeIn service.</p> <p>How much will depend on the market and their agreements with the PSTN Wholesaler.</p> <p>I would not be at all surprised if this could add on average another 30% to the ARPU. So instead of just getting €30 pa. They are getting more like €40 pa.</p> Don’t forget in most European markets Skype will also receive a share of temination fees for their SkypeIn service.

How much will depend on the market and their agreements with the PSTN Wholesaler.

I would not be at all surprised if this could add on average another 30% to the ARPU. So instead of just getting €30 pa. They are getting more like €40 pa.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23999 Om Malik Thu, 08 Sep 2005 04:43:54 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23999 <p>john, i guess we are having a little "lost in translation" issue here. cannot tell if it is couple of dollars or $3 dollars. i wish someone would read the original article in swedish and translate accurately for all of us</p> john, i guess we are having a little “lost in translation” issue here. cannot tell if it is couple of dollars or $3 dollars. i wish someone would read the original article in swedish and translate accurately for all of us

]]> By: john http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23998 john Thu, 08 Sep 2005 04:09:32 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23998 <p>In my book, a couple of dollars is $2/month. So why overstate by a factor of 50%?</p> In my book, a couple of dollars is $2/month. So why overstate by a factor of 50%?

]]> By: skibare http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23981 skibare Thu, 08 Sep 2005 03:30:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23981 <p>think of the 12 Billion minutes of SKYPE despite the ''how much REVENUES do they make'''----------their EXIT strategy is obviously to sell out to Google or somebody BIG! Skibare</p> think of the 12 Billion minutes of SKYPE despite the ”how much REVENUES do they make”’———-their EXIT strategy is obviously to sell out to Google or somebody BIG! Skibare

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23979 Om Malik Thu, 08 Sep 2005 00:00:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23979 <p>jake, as i have been saying all along / skype needs to make it all clear (if not in revenues) then in terms of minutes used for skypein/skype out. anyway i can go on ranting about this all day long.... :-)</p> jake, as i have been saying all along / skype needs to make it all clear (if not in revenues) then in terms of minutes used for skypein/skype out. anyway i can go on ranting about this all day long…. :-)

]]> By: Jake http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23977 Jake Wed, 07 Sep 2005 21:36:38 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23977 <p>SkypeIn customers contribute $3/month (say 30 Euros for the annual less payment service fees yields USD$36). Not sure how many SkypeIn customers there are.</p> <p>For SkypeOut, USD$.02 per minute would mean 150 minutes per month to generate USD$3. Not an insignificant number of minutes of use.</p> <p>Facts and transparency would clear all of this up.</p> SkypeIn customers contribute $3/month (say 30 Euros for the annual less payment service fees yields USD$36). Not sure how many SkypeIn customers there are.

For SkypeOut, USD$.02 per minute would mean 150 minutes per month to generate USD$3. Not an insignificant number of minutes of use.

Facts and transparency would clear all of this up.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23975 Om Malik Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:21:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23975 <p>you are right rick - skypein started in april 2005. time to make that change.</p> you are right rick – skypein started in april 2005. time to make that change.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23973 Rick Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:39:07 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23973 <p>This is right in line with my expectations. Now the big question is "What is their Gross Margin." Of the 2 cents (recently reduced to 1.5) per minute of SkypeOut, how much of that is Skype's?</p> <p>Overall, they must doing well to have hired so many people in the past year. So, I'm guessing they get 50% of gross revenues.</p> This is right in line with my expectations. Now the big question is “What is their Gross Margin.” Of the 2 cents (recently reduced to 1.5) per minute of SkypeOut, how much of that is Skype’s?

Overall, they must doing well to have hired so many people in the past year. So, I’m guessing they get 50% of gross revenues.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23972 Rick Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:33:58 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/09/07/skype%e2%80%99s-anunal-revenue-over-72-million-maybe/#comment-23972 <p>Skype's been offering SkypeOut since April 2004, not 2005.</p> Skype’s been offering SkypeOut since April 2004, not 2005.

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