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Palm, Inc.
5400 Bayfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052 * (408) 326-5000
Business Description The company is the leading global provider of handheld computing devices. We develop design and market our Palm-branded handheld devices which currently include our Palm III, Palm V and Internet-enabled Palm VII product families.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  PALM (NASNTL) Industry  High-Tech (SIC 3571)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  12/13/99
Domestic Shares Offered  23,000,000 Offer Date  3/1/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $30.00 - $32.00
Company Shares  23,000,000 Offer Price  $38.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.995
Gross Proceeds  $874,000,000 Selling  $1.190
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  - - Employees  - -
Spun out from 3Com Corporation
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lead Manager (212) 902-5959
Merrill Lynch & Co. Co-manager (212) 449-4600
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co-manager (212) 761-5900
Robertson, Stephens & Company Co-manager (415) 989-8500
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 3 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data 6/30/95 5/26/96 5/25/97 5/31/98 5/28/99 8/28/98 8/27/99
Revenues   1.403 7.054 114.157 272.137 563.525 116.069 176.505
Income from Oper.   -2.231 -6.777 -13.513 6.461 48.339 13.131 15.866
Net Income   -2.166 -3.062 -7.862 4.171 29.628 8.070 9.658
E.P.S   - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth (%)      402.78 1,518.33 138.39 107.074   52.07
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - 610.33   19.68
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - 2.37 8.58 8.99 11.31
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - 1.53 5.26 5.47 6.95
Cash Flow - Oper.     59.11 1.92 10.07
Cash Flow - Inv.     -22.08 -1.28 -2.29
Cash Flow - Fin.     -36.55 -0.64 28.88
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 8/27/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    201.35 Current Assets    179.13 Current Ratio    2.03
Total Liab.    88.05 Current Liab.    88.05 Debt Ratio    43.73%
Total Equity    113.30 Working Cap.    91.07 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.78
Cash    37.14    Return on Assets   4.80%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for the payment of a dividend to 3Com, payment of other amounts due to 3Com, capital expenditures, marketing expenses, working capital and potential investments in or acquisitions of, other businesses or technologies.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm  Sullivan & Cromwell
Registrar/Transfer Agent  EquiServe
Auditor  Deloitte & Touche
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
3Com Corporation 100.00  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 5/29/00 12:56:59 AM
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