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They're worth $217b to be exact and have an EBITDA of $6b (on $11b in revenue).[0] They are effectively "printing money" at this point.

[0] - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=FB+Key+Statistics

I would assume that evaluation includes all of Facebook, not just the core portion.

What exactly is "core facebook"?

FB without WhatsApp or Instagram (see the GGGGP)

But thinking about it more, my earlier post wasn't relevant to this thread since the message I replied to was just expanding upon the idea of Facebook printing money and it should be okay to include Instagram and WhatsApp revenues there.

I find it hard to believe that it is worth 2/3 of what google is when the revenues are 6 times lower, less diversified (if you can call oculus rift an investment). Printing money seems like an overstatement, they are financing it largely at a cost and I just don't see how you can monetize what essentially is facebook, a free chat device inferior to skype.

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