Apr. 29 at 10:58 PM
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"Leading companies often reported record-breaking earnings and revenue growth immediately before the dot-com bubble burst in March 2000. While many smaller startups were unprofitable, the "titans" of the era were seeing explosive actual growth that helped fuel the final parabolic rise in their stock prices"
-Cisco: In February 2000 (weeks before the peak), reported a 52% increase in sales and a 48% increase in pro forma net income for its fiscal second quarter. By March 2000, it briefly became the most valuable company in the world.
-Microsoft: In January 2000, announced record quarterly revenue of
$6.11 billion (up 18%) and a 22% increase in net income. Even as the bubble began to deflate later that year, Microsoft's full-year results showed revenue growing 16% to nearly
$23 billion.
-Intel: was among the top 10 companies by market cap in 2000, valued at
$251 billion at the peak
