Equity shot: Airbnb's IPO is finally here

Published: Nov. 16, 2020, 11:52 p.m.

Today we have an Equity Shot for you about Airbnb's S-1 filing, as it looks to go public before the year is out.\n\nFirst we get into Airbnb's macro performance, which shows a stable picture historical revenue growth. There is a ton of numbers to get to so get ready for a quick dive into net revenue, gross margins, and losses.\n\nThen we discuss the dramatic drop in bookings, the promising comeback, and if short-term travel is Airbnb's future.\n\nThere's a weird quarter of profitability that you should all know about, and a heads up on what to look for in Q4 numbers.\n\nFinally, we talk about the bullish and bearish case on Airbnb, which poetically filed the same day that Moderna announced a promising vaccine trial.