According to Bobby Ong, the referenced company produced roughly $4 billion in revenue with only $12 million in profit, with revenue up about $3 billion while profits fell by more than half; the firm is going public. Source: Bobby Ong. Based on those figures, the implied net margin is approximately 0.3% ($12m/$4b) and incremental margins were negative over the reported period, indicating deteriorating operating leverage. Source: Bobby Ong (figures). Given negligible earnings, traders evaluating the listing should anchor on price-to-sales rather than P/E when benchmarking potential valuation against crypto-exposed equities. Source: Bobby Ong (figures). An additional public crypto company expands sector comparables and liquidity for event-driven strategies around listing and lockup milestones. Source: Bobby Ong.

According to Compounding Quality on Twitter, an investor who bought the S&P 500 at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.3x in 1917 and sold at a P/E of 34x in 1999 would have achieved an 11.6% annual return, with only 2.3% per year attributable to P/E expansion. The majority of returns stemmed from earnings growth and reinvestment by the underlying companies (Source: Terry Smith via @QCompounding, May 28, 2025). This highlights the crucial role of fundamental growth over valuation multiples, a lesson relevant for crypto traders assessing the importance of utility and network growth versus speculative multiple expansion in digital asset markets.