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The potential $100 billion valuation of Coinbase Global ahead of the cryptocurrency exchange's trading debut is "ridiculously high," said New Constructs CEO David Trainer, with an outline from the veteran stock analyst including his view that the company's profitability faces the risk of being slashed.
Coinbase is set for a direct listing on the Nasdaq exchange on April 14. This week, the San Francisco-based company estimated a more than 800% jump in first-quarter revenue to $1.8 billion from a year earlier but noted that it is "very difficult to accurately forecast" revenue going forward because of market volatility.
"Even though Coinbase's revenue surged over the past 12 months, the company has little-to-no chance of meeting the future profit expectations that are baked into its ridiculously high expected valuation of $100 billion," said Trainer in a research note from New Constructs released Friday.
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