Sun-Oracle FAQ: Did IBM make a big mistake?

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What's Market Cap got to do with it?

Market cap is a function of the total stock that can be traded in a stock exchange. A $10 Billion company can have a smaller market cap than a $10 Million company if the latter has all of it's shares trading on the market, while the former put say $1M worth of shares up for trade.

The real benchmark is turnover/ profits/assets. I believe Oracle has more assets than Apple. Elison just chose not to put a huge part of the company up for trade in Oracle's IPO (and subsequently). Apple did. Doesn't mean anything.

Posted by: Aw1234   Posted on: 04/26/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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