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Lou Whiteman

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Who Pays for PayPal?

a future business, what really stood out to me more than just kind of the numbers.

Motley Fool Money
Who Pays for PayPal?

It's possible that why I was wrong is, is that in a tight budget environment, tools that allow you to do more with your same personnel, that that is compelling enough.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

Is this a great business?

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Who Pays for PayPal?

This is still a work in progress.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I might push back on that, that it's just a fantastic business.

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There's tons of CapEx.

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And if you look at the net income relative to revenue for a company that's been around this long, almost 800 million in revenue, and they can only generate 3 million in net income,

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that's not what you want to see long-term.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I'm going to give them a pass for that now because they are building something.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

A ton of stock-based compensation here, still trading at 60-time future earnings.

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To me, this is the definition of a hold and not a buy here.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I'm glad I'm in where I am.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I don't find this as like, wow, this is the best opportunity to throw new money for me, but there is no reason to hit the exit either.

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That's glass half empty.

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Glass half full is they still see enough worth investing in that they are still in investment and growth mode.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt because they've done so well over the years.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

But look, it's a thing until it isn't, right?

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I mean, at some point, they do need to just be able to turn all of that revenue growth into oversized profits.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I don't think the market should be demanding it today.

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Who Pays for PayPal?

I get the response, but it's just something I think for a long-term shareholder to watch.