At the current share price of $18, a 50/50 cash-and-stock structure for the eBay acquisition would require such substantial equity issuance that @ryancohen 's stake in GameStop would be diluted to roughly 2%. That doesn’t make much strategic sense. $GME
At the current share price of $18, a 50/50 cash-and-stock structure for the eBay acquisition would require such substantial equity issuance that @ryancohen 's stake in GameStop would be diluted to roughly 2%. That doesn’t make much strategic sense. $GME
🔮 The 2.5 billion authorized share increase is NOT for retail dilution; it is the mandatory legal bridge for a 100% All-Cash Deal. The cash comes from a sovereign investor via convertible notes, allowing them to buy eBay without throwing a single share onto the open market. $gme
We were around $28 when @ryancohen issued the first convertible notes. Why didn’t he just dilute the stock back then? It would have meant only ~50 million shares at the time.
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If @ryancohen doesn't pull an ace out of his sleeve during this VWAP window, I'll have to assume the convertible bond strategy didn't work out as planned. $GME
If @ryancohen doesn't pull an ace out of his sleeve during this VWAP window, I'll have to assume the convertible bond strategy didn't work out as planned. $GME
Ebay down over 2% in premarket after being down graded to underweight by Wells Fargo
Now has a price target of $92
Isn't Ryan Cohen one of Wells Fargos largest individual shareholders?
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I thought @EdLudlow was pretty fair and professional though.
Yes, RC has a point that a lot of the mainstream media hasn't been positive towards @gamestop in the past, but this interview/interviewer asked some good questions that $GME investors might want to hear. For example about the warrants or the Teddy website redirecting its traffic to GameStop now.
Nobody else brought up these questions in the previous interviews.
Getting a chance to explain your case for a broad public should be a positive anyway. Sometimes it looks like RC wants to go to war instead😹.
Sat down with Ryan Cohen, CEO of GameStop, to discuss his early starts in business, why he took a stake in GameStop 5 years ago, and why Ebay deserves a new home.
Thank you to @ryancohen for taking the time!
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Ryan's Beginnings in Business
05:50 - Why Pets?
12:20 - Why Enter into Gamestop
15:59 - Gamestop's Future
18:21 - Gamestop's Retail Community
23:10 - Collectibles TAM
26:09 - Why Ebay
30:45 - Ebay's response to the offer
36:20 - Ebay's Live Studio Play
38:00 - Agentic Commerce
41:08 - Rapid Fire
🔮 The 2.5 billion authorized share increase is NOT for retail dilution; it is the mandatory legal bridge for a 100% All-Cash Deal. The cash comes from a sovereign investor via convertible notes, allowing them to buy eBay without throwing a single share onto the open market. $gme