http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/14/us-seaworld-ipo-idUSBRE8BD1CJ20121214
SeaWorld Park & Entertainment IPO
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RE: Seaworld IPO
Impressive asset portfolio.
Impressive offerings.
Not laying back while others build.
Not being afraid to try new items.
We are very OCD about many things done here and sometimes largely overblown minuscule items. At the end of the day They do their own thing without borrowing IP and are wildly successful at it. I surely would buy.
Impressive asset portfolio.
Impressive offerings.
Not laying back while others build.
Not being afraid to try new items.
We are very OCD about many things done here and sometimes largely overblown minuscule items. At the end of the day They do their own thing without borrowing IP and are wildly successful at it. I surely would buy.
RE: Seaworld IPO
Hmmm, I wonder if that means they will get a little more conservative as to not scare stock holders. Just a thought.
Hmmm, I wonder if that means they will get a little more conservative as to not scare stock holders. Just a thought.
RE: Seaworld IPO
You are not quite grasping how this works. A new IPO is a MASSIVE risk for a company and investors. There is nothing there for them to play it safe. There would have to be a very robust plan in place to attract investors. More than likely the bulk of majority holders are already there since it sounds they are ready to file.
Something you are not factoring in as well is the fact that the parks will be in main interest. It HAS to grow the parks in order to grow its value. This would never be a case of Disney strip mining WDW to fund OTHER projects in different divisions.
Shane said:
You are not quite grasping how this works. A new IPO is a MASSIVE risk for a company and investors. There is nothing there for them to play it safe. There would have to be a very robust plan in place to attract investors. More than likely the bulk of majority holders are already there since it sounds they are ready to file.
Something you are not factoring in as well is the fact that the parks will be in main interest. It HAS to grow the parks in order to grow its value. This would never be a case of Disney strip mining WDW to fund OTHER projects in different divisions.
RE: Seaworld IPO
Yes... in fact, they already are.
Long-time SeaWorld Orlando employees saw this coming over the summer. Merchandise warehouses were suddenly going without proper replenishment, and the only other time they had seen it like that was when SWP&E was courting private equity firms - less dead stock looks better on the books.
Think about all of the parks company-wide: we have only one major attraction under construction with Antarctica, and nothing else announced - even Tampa's drop tower is rumored to be tabled indefinitely... and I'm not buying that it's just because of MT's record.
Shane said:
Yes... in fact, they already are.
Long-time SeaWorld Orlando employees saw this coming over the summer. Merchandise warehouses were suddenly going without proper replenishment, and the only other time they had seen it like that was when SWP&E was courting private equity firms - less dead stock looks better on the books.
Think about all of the parks company-wide: we have only one major attraction under construction with Antarctica, and nothing else announced - even Tampa's drop tower is rumored to be tabled indefinitely... and I'm not buying that it's just because of MT's record.
RE: Seaworld IPO
I know not everyone agrees with Lance or beleives in his track record but I am qouting this for discussion's sake.
I know not everyone agrees with Lance or beleives in his track record but I am qouting this for discussion's sake.
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RE: Seaworld IPO
Despite Atlantis and Gavin's enthusiasm I am inclined to somewhat agree. I don't know much of anything about the stockmarket but, I hope both you and I are wrong Haberdasher.
Edit: This could be why we have seen little to no movement on the resort plans.
Despite Atlantis and Gavin's enthusiasm I am inclined to somewhat agree. I don't know much of anything about the stockmarket but, I hope both you and I are wrong Haberdasher.
Edit: This could be why we have seen little to no movement on the resort plans.
RE: Seaworld IPO
Can someone sum up what this all basically means for me, I have no clue as to what an IPO is exactly. However from what I see, it seems Blackstone is looking to sell the parks soon.
Can someone sum up what this all basically means for me, I have no clue as to what an IPO is exactly. However from what I see, it seems Blackstone is looking to sell the parks soon.
It's one way of going from a private company like they are now to a publicly owned company that trades shares of itself on the stock market.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering
Basically doing this lets them raise a lot of cash quick. But then they are subject to all the rules that publicly traded companies are subject to.
And we all knew Blackstone is an investment firm looking to make money off of the parks. This is a great way for them to do it too.
It appears that Merlin also planned to go public back in 2010, but the market apparently stunk so they sold a stake in the company privately.
Blackstone knows what they're doing here. I'm no stock expert but you would think they will offer up to 49% of the company in the IPO so they're still in charge.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering
Basically doing this lets them raise a lot of cash quick. But then they are subject to all the rules that publicly traded companies are subject to.
And we all knew Blackstone is an investment firm looking to make money off of the parks. This is a great way for them to do it too.
It appears that Merlin also planned to go public back in 2010, but the market apparently stunk so they sold a stake in the company privately.
Blackstone knows what they're doing here. I'm no stock expert but you would think they will offer up to 49% of the company in the IPO so they're still in charge.
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Also from the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-sea-world-files-to-sell-stock-20121227,0,5925649.story
Interesting bits from the article:
Also from the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-sea-world-files-to-sell-stock-20121227,0,5925649.story
Interesting bits from the article:
well i'm broke so no. but it is interesting that despite AB being bought and a very tough economy SeaWorld Parks are in a very strong position.