Why Wish's $17 Billion Valuation Couldn't Last

Описание: Wish (ContextLogic) was valued at $17.1 billion (fully diluted) at its December 2020 IPO pricing. In February 2024 it agreed to sell its platform and operating assets for about $173 million in cash. We follow the company's own SEC filings to see what changed in between: marketing spend, user counts, losses and cash.

These are two different measures (a valuation and an asset-sale price), so the "about 1%" comparison is my math, not a finding. Share prices before and after the 1-for-30 reverse split are not directly comparable. This is a historical look at public filings and is not investment advice.

Chapters
00:00 Cold Open
00:39 The Bargain Bin
02:34 The Bill
04:30 The Listing
06:20 The Slide
10:10 The Sale
12:45 The Answer

Sources (SEC filings first)

ContextLogic (Wish) SEC filings
Final IPO prospectus (424B4), Dec 17, 2020: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Form 10-K FY2021: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Form 10-K FY2022: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Form 10-K FY2023: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Form 8-K (asset sale), Feb 12, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Press release, Feb 12, 2024 (exhibit 99.2): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...
Form 10-Q, quarter ended Sep 30, 2024: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18...

Press coverage of the IPO
Renaissance Capital, Wish prices IPO at $24: https://www.renaissancecapital.com/IPO-Cen...
Verdict, Wish IPO disappointing: https://www.verdict.co.uk/wish-ipo-disappo...
PYMNTS, Three reasons why Wish parent's IPO was a dud: https://pymnts.com/?p=953497

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