Design software maker Figma's shares rose another 10% in premarket trading on Friday, extending strong debut-day gains after a blowout U.S. initial public offering that has reignited the tech listing market.
Figma is a high-growth software leader with impressive user traction and a strong product ecosystem, but its IPO surge has pushed valuation to extreme levels. Recent financials show robust revenue growth and improving profitability, yet results are skewed by a one-time Adobe termination fee and limited operating history. Even under bullish growth and margin assumptions, Figma's current trading multiples remain exceptionally high, making it hard to justify the present valuation.
Figma shares soared more than 250% on their New York Stock Exchange debut, closing at $115.50 after pricing its initial public offering at $33 per share. The design software company's first trade at $85 valued it at roughly $50 billion, and the day ended with a market capitalisation close to $68 billion.
“It's going to be really important that companies think about not just what they're creating but how users are experiencing it,” says Figma CTO/
Figma's IPO saw shares triple, driven by strong growth, product superiority, and investor excitement, but valuation has reached dizzying heights. The company boasts impressive revenue growth, huge cash reserves, and early profitability, but trades at around 50x annualized sales after the IPO surge. Key risks include sky-high valuation, reliance on key staff, dual-class shares, slower growth, and potential upcoming competition.
Design software maker Figma's IPO on the NYSE is oversubscribed with share prices nearly triple the IPO's initial $33 per share price and a possible valuation of more than $50 billion.
Figma (FIG) is shooting the lights out on its trading debut. The latest big IPO stands to make co-founder and chief Dylan Field very rich.
Figma (FIG), a design software maker that debuted on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, is off to a strong start as a publicly traded company.
Early Figma investor Mamoon Hamid, partner at Kleiner Perkins, says the depth of engagement with the software attracted him to the design platform back in 2018. As the company goes public, Hamid says they have room to grow with users.
The software company's splashy offering adds fuel to an IPO comeback already underway.
Figma began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after a long delay. It soared to so quickly that trading was halted for a short time due to market volatility.
Figma, which makes a design platform, had been on the verge of a $20 billion sale before regulators quashed the deal. On Thursday, it went public, with the stock soaring 158 percent on its first trade.