Winners (annualized gain of 30% or greater)
• Less than half the median market cap at IPO and clearly better Day 1 performance.
• Revenue growth of ~40% three consecutive years (1 year prior to IPO, year of IPO, and year after IPO).
• Most still losing money as they IPO, but more make progress toward profits.
Losers (annualized loss of 20% or greater)
• Clearly larger IPOs, not as good Day 1 performance.
• Good revenue growth year before IPO and year of IPO (although sharply lagging winners), but big dropoff in revenue growth year after IPO.
• Similar % losing money, but difference with that no progress in the group made over three years.