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The IPO for Applied Aerospace, which is a SpaceX supplier, valued the company at about $3.5 billion, or about six times 2025 pro forma sales of $604 million External link.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
It also projects pro forma group revenue to increase in the low-single-digit percentage range.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The combined entity will have a pro forma market capitalization of about 10.70 billion Australian dollars, equivalent to US$7.67 billion, and annual gold production estimated at more than 700,000 troy ounces, the companies said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
The pro forma revenues reflect full-year sales of AprilAire, a residential specialist, which was purchased last year for more than $2 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
But once again the doom and gloom was mostly pro forma.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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