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Starbucks Announces 10% Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend

1Oct By PriyankaNo Comments

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Starbucks Announces 10% Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend

SEATTLE, Oct 1st 2020-- Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that its Board of Directors approved a 10% increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend. The quarterly cash dividend will increase from $0.41 to $0.45 per share and will be effective with the dividend payment to be distributed on November 27, 2020 to shareholders of record on November 12, 2020. This increase raises the Company’s annual dividend rate to $1.80 per share. “The Board’s decision to raise our quarterly dividend demonstrates confidence in the strength of our recovery and the robustness of our long-term growth model,” said Kevin Johnson, Starbucks president, and CEO. “Our cash flow generation is strong, and we remain committed to reducing our financial leverage while continuing to invest for futu...

China’s largest pet-focused platform Boqii launches IPO in US

25Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

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China’s largest pet-focused platform Boqii launches IPO in US

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 25, 2020-- China's largest pet-focused platform Boqii (BQ.US) launched an initial public offering (IPO) of $77 million in the US. With the IPO, Boqii plans to offer 7 million shares for USD $10-$12 each. Boqii will become the first US-listed company in the Chinese pet industry. According to data from US-based business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, Boqii is the largest pet-focused platform in China in terms of revenue and number of customers, the largest pet-focused online community in the country in terms of registered users, and the largest pet-focused online retailer in the country in terms of gross merchandise value (GMV). Boqii was established in Shanghai in 2008 as a community designed to provide a vertically integrated social platform for pet owne...

1Sep By PriyankaNo Comments

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Rocket Internet to delist itself from stock market

Berlin, 1st Sept 2020: Germany based tech investment firm Rocket Internet plans to delist itself from the Frankfurt and Luxembourg stock exchanges. The company said it has sufficient access to capital outside the stock exchange and can better pursue a long-term approach to investing. Rocket Internet, with a market capitalisation of 2.6 billion euros ($3.12 billion), would be better off going private again since it successfully listed all the major firms it helped found, including Delivery Hero , HelloFresh and Home24 . Listed on stock market in 2014, Rocket’s shares have mostly traded well below their issue price of 42.50 euros and below the combined value of the cash on its balance sheet and its own valuation of its remaining investments. In its latest financial results, publishe...

Alibaba’s Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong & Shanghai

25Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Alibaba’s Ant Group files for IPO in Hong Kong & Shanghai

Shanghai, Aug 25th, 2020: The financial firm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba led Ant Group filed for a dual listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. This could be one of the largest IPO since the Covid19 pandemic began in China. Ant Group operates Alipay, one of China's leading online payment services. The IPO will be the first dual listing on the Hong Kong exchange and Shanghai's STAR Market. However, the company's filing did not disclose the timetable for IPO and how much money they are looking to raise. Over a billion users use Alipay to pay for purchases both online and in stores, to send money to friends, and to pay bills. In 12 months that ended in June, Ant Group tallied USD 17 trillion in transaction volume. In the filing, Ant Group said it plans to use the funds raise...

Airbnb Files For IPO, Submitted Confidential Paperwork

20Aug By AdityaNo Comments

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Airbnb Files For IPO, Submitted Confidential Paperwork

Calif, 20th Aug 2020: US-based online rental marketplace platform Airbnb announced that it had submitted confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The IPO of Airbnb is expected to take place after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions. In the recent news reports, Airbnb said they want to go public by the end of the year, in spite of its 40 percent decrease in valuation from $30 billion in 2017, but only at $18 billion this year. Last Month during the layoff, Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky said, “Out of our 7,500 Airbnb employees, nearly 1,900 teammates will have to l...

SoftBank Posts $12 Billion Profit in First Quarter of 2020

12Aug By PriyankaNo Comments

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SoftBank Posts $12 Billion Profit in First Quarter of 2020

Tokyo, Aug 11, 2020: Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group profit rose 12 percent in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares in US carrier T-Mobile. Tokyo-based SoftBank reported a first-quarter profit of 1.2 trillion yen (USD 11.8 billion), up from 1.1 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. Quarterly sales inched down 2 per cent to 1.45 trillion yen (USD 13.7 billion). SoftBank, whose group includes the carrier that introduced the iPhone to Japan, said it has been shoring up its cash reserves. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said, "the company already has raised in several months nearly all the 4.5 trillion yen (USD 41 billion) it had promised in March to attain within a year. But he acknowledged worries about a...

Apple Posts 11% increase in revenue in Q3 2020

31Jul By PriyankaNo Comments

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Apple Posts 11% increase in revenue in Q3 2020

CUPERTINO, Calif., 31st 2020-- Apple announced financial results for Q3 2020 and posted quarterly revenue of $59.7 billion, an increase of 11 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.58, up 18 percent. 60 percent of the quarter’s revenue came from International sales. “Apple’s record June quarter was driven by double-digit growth in both Products and Services and growth in each of our geographic segments,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “In uncertain times, this performance is a testament to the important role our products play in our customers’ lives and to Apple’s relentless innovation. This is a challenging moment for our communities, and, from Apple’s new $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative to a new commitment to be carbon neut...

PayPal Posts Record Profit and Net Active Accounts in Q2 2020 Results

30Jul By AdityaNo Comments

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PayPal Posts Record Profit and Net Active Accounts in Q2 2020 Results

International Payment gateway PayPal posts record surge in transactions and new accounts that make 86 percent higher profit in Q2 2020. During this pandemic hit quarter, Paypal processed $222 billion (roughly Rs. 16.61 crores) in payments over the period, up 30 percent from a year earlier. The rate of payment growth compares with a year-earlier increase of 26 percent that had slowed to 19 percent in the first quarter when the pandemic broke and retail spending collapsed broadly. The company added 21.3 million accounts during the quarter, up 137 percent from a year earlier. Net income increased to $1.53 billion (roughly Rs. 11,446 crores), or $1.29 (roughly Rs. 90) per share, in the quarter ended June 30, from $823 million (roughly Rs. 6,159 crores), or 69 cents per s...

BigCommerce files for a $100 million IPO

14Jul By AnkitaNo Comments

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BigCommerce files for a $100 million IPO

BigCommerce Holdings, an on-demand Saas based platform that enables SMBs to build online stores, filed for IPO with the SEC to raise up to $100 million. BigCommerce simplifies the creation of online stores through ease-of-use, enterprise functionality, and flexibility. It powers both its customers' branded eCommerce stores and their cross-channel connections to popular online marketplaces, social networks, and offline point-of-sale systems. As of June 1, 2020, it served approximately 60,000 online stores in approximately 120 countries. The Austin, TX-based company was founded in 2003 and booked $120 million in revenue for the 12 months ended March 31, 2020. It plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol BIGC. BigCommerce Holdings filed confidentially on January 9, 2020. ...

New York based Vroom raises $467.5 million in US IPO

9Jun By AdityaNo Comments

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New York based Vroom raises $467.5 million in US IPO

Online used car seller Vroom Inc raises $467.5 million in its initial public offering. Applied for IPO last month, Vroom priced its IPO at $22 in the US stock exchange, above the initially marketed range of $18 to $20, valuing the company at $2.48 billion. T Rowe Price Associates and L Catterton backed Vroom sold 21.25 million shares compared with the earlier plan of 18.8 million shares. The shares will trend as a VRM under Nasdaq listing on Tuesday. Recent recovery in the U.S. stock markets has led to a flurry of IPO-hopefuls entering the race. Vroom reported a more than twofold rise in sales at its e-commerce business in the first quarter of 2020 as the virus outbreak and stay-at-home orders stoked a surge in online shopping. The company, which use digital tools to clo...

9Jun By AnkitaNo Comments

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SoftBank backed Lemonade files for IPO

NEW YORK, 9th June 2020-- Softbank backed digital insurer platform Lemonade has filed a Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Application has been made for listing the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LMND.” The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. A registration statement on Form S-1 relating to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. Lemonade has raised around $480 million from SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital Israel, General Catalyst, and others.

Patanjali going to issue its first debentures, looking to raise $33 million

27May By PriyankaNo Comments

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Patanjali going to issue its first debentures, looking to raise $33 million

NEW DELHI, 27th May 2020: India's leading natural product based FMCG company Patanjali Ayurved plans to issue $33 million (Rs 250 crore) debentures to meet its working capital requirements and strengthen supply chain network. This would be the first-ever issuance of debentures by the Haridwar-based firm, which has emerged as one of the leading companies in the FMCG segment in recent years. The non-convertible debentures (NCDs) will carry a coupon rate of 10.10 per cent with a tenure of three years. The maturity date is May 28, 2023. According to information, the bidding date would start on May 28 for NCDs, which would be listed on the stock exchanges and are redeemable. "In this pandemic, demand for Ayurveda-based products, which help in boosting immunity, along with other produc...