News: In Yahoo Feels Breath on Neck, Saul Hansell discusses how Yahoo tried to buy YouTube: “Yahoo itself tried to buy YouTube just a few weeks ago and got as close as negotiating price and terms, according to an executive briefed on the discussions. But the talks broke down, and Google swooped in and closed the deal quickly, just as it has in several recent partnership negotiations.”
Analysis: Hansell also notes that “Google has $11 billion in cash and a market value of $131 billion, while Yahoo has $4 billion in cash and is worth $34 billion.” Given these figures, the metaphor in the title of the article seems wrong. It should be something like, Yahoo Feels Dust in Face.
I can’t help it but it seems that Yahoo is a healthier company. Mind you, I’m not doing any in-depth research for this, only based on stock value and cash comparations. Yahoo has 8.something ratio between market valuation and cash while google has like 11.something.
The bigger that ratio is, the worse.