 Hello in this video what we're going to go through is Airbnb stock and whether it's a buy or not We're going to go through some of the main information about Airbnb What you should know before you buy where we think the stock price might go Not specifically but in terms of well, you know the trajectory of the stock and we'll go through a good amount of information in a Short concise video in this this video today. Okay. I've got to say obviously I'm not a financial advisor, so do your own research as I'm sure you're all doing I am a business teacher in my daily life, but I am by no means a stock market Expert shall we say and I just do my own research and I'm just sharing my journey and my thoughts on this stock and Whether we think it's a buy or not or whether we should wait a little bit. What's the information about the stock? What should we know about it? I'm a new stock market channel So if you could go ahead and hit the like button that'd be really appreciated because it does help me out in the YouTube algorithm the only way people are really going to see my videos is if they You don't see them in those search results. Okay With being a smaller channel and so it'd be really appreciated if you can hit the like button But just to respect your time, I'll get right into the information for you So you can get on with your get on with your data. Okay? So what we'll go through is all this information as I've mentioned will go through the main information So Airbnb so some of the information here So Airbnb is expected to list there before the end of 2020 after filing for an IPO November 2020 So we you know the listing very very soon here. The company was originally expected to list much earlier in 2020 Okay, so that's interesting that he was originally going to that list earlier But I had to put his plans on hold when bookings and revenues fell dramatically as a result of the corona pandemic Airbnb has since let 25% of its staff go to Costs and diversified to offer an online experience So they've tried to reduce costs so they're not you know, bleeding money so to speak So so they've done that and now they're only just coming back But obviously recently we've had the the news on the vaccines and we've got information there So eventually people are going to start traveling more thus more people will be using the Airbnb Service that is the that is the hope in that sense. So we'll look through the information and look through what we've got here In in further detail. Okay, so about Airbnb. Okay? Now, you know, you know a lot about it obviously so I won't spend too much on this as everybody knows what Airbnb is obviously But just some key figures and information. So Airbnb is a community based on connection and belonging Community that was born in 2008 when two hosts came Welcome three guests to their San Francisco home and has since grown to four million hosts and welcome welcomed over 800 million guests Arrivals in about 100,000 cities in almost every country and region across the globe. So the Airbnb Platform has a global approach. So here we can see it's got 5.6 million active listings as of September 2020 so there's people still listing still using the service There's a hundred thousand cities and that's only going to increase as we come out of the the Pandemic we've got hundred thousand cities with active Airbnb listings Okay, which is obviously a global approach It's in a lot of tourist destinations in terms of cities there as well a lot of travel areas So this stock is this service is going to be used even more In the future, which obviously is going to impact profitability of the company. Okay? 220 countries and regions within Airbnb listing. So this is an established brand in terms of a global Approach, so it's a global brand that's got a reputation globally and not just nationally in one country So it's got a lot of appeal in terms of the scalability of the business because it can reach a wider target market Because it's in a range of countries, which is which is good to see So that that is a bit about B&B So some other statistics here as Airbnb guests arrive rivals all time. So it's 800 million So it's a lot of people have used this service and experienced it four million hearths on Airbnb 110 billion earned by hearths as all time and an average annual earnings per hearth of $7,900 so there is a lot of potential profitability in this business For which is good for investors that the higher the profitability of the business the more the money makes the healthy the balance sheet It's always good as we know it for us as investors. So there is a lot of information that as to terms of statistics and that and it's got a lot of history behind this company in terms of It's growth potential over the past few years You know, it's got that historical data there that we can look back at and see that the growth potential so we can see that the sustainability to this business and Sustainable long-term meaning that it could be a potential long-term investment that will go up over time Okay So what I like about Airbnb is the kind of simple process of it the digitized process of it But also the simple process Which is what people want customers do want the ease of use which I think is a unique selling point having that ease of use a no hassle approach to it and so ultimately you know You filter down your perfect fit in terms of what your search filters are and what specifics you're looking at maybe looking at city looking at particular tourist destinations so you can Do that and then you dig into the details and obviously you can see the reviews of the host You can book the place and then arrive. So it's a very simple approach to this which is again, what customers like And ultimately it does not just necessarily saves money, but it saves time Which is a key area which people are looking to save there as well It's not just about saving the money. It's saving the time in the hassle of this. Okay So some of the positives What are the positives of this of Airbnb in terms of a potential Stock and the business overall So it's got a strong brand reputation. Okay, so it's got a good reputation. It's been involved in a lot of ethical Aspects it's it's a got a global approach to the to the business There's a high surge in demand for this particular type of industry So with that in mind there is a demand there and that that surge in demand is basically gonna come from You know, there's gonna be some pent up traveling that needs to be done after after a few months in a few months time So there is going to be a huge surge in profitability before it kind of levels levels off a little bit So there is demand there and with that demand comes potential higher stock prices It's got historic growth. Okay, so over the past few years you can see that the growth has happened there It's scalable with it being a digitised sort of product and it being involved in a wide range of countries It's got a scalability aspect to the business It's got a unique selling point as well in terms of offering that simplified service and doing it in a modern digital way So it's good unite unique selling point It's got competitive advantage. So it's much better than its competition. It's got the tech Nology embedded within it. There's a lot of competitive advantage involved and as I've mentioned there There's high profitability as well. That's that's got the potential there, which is really important. Obviously Goes without saying Now negatives and I do want to be I don't want to be one of these youtubers that just hypes up a stock I want to think, you know, okay What are some of the concerns as we go into this with a potential buying opportunity? Well to consents number one There is some volatility on the stock because it's just about to be it's new. It's about to be released Here so there is going to be some volatility. So with that in mind We got to think what are we going to get the price at and ultimately it's a potential waiting game as well In terms of seeing how the stock price goes And also if you're investing in the longer term, obviously, it's a waiting game in terms of trying to get the return But this could be a potential long-term player, but there's nothing wrong with waiting, you know Patience is important on the stock market So should you buy? Okay, that's the question should you buy what I would say is personally is Wait for the stock price to settle Before it runs up again So I think we're going to get to some initial buying purchase It'll sort of settle down and then that's when we can maybe think of a buying opportunity But I think I'm just to be on the safe side wet Let's wait till the stock sells before we decide what we want to do Ultimately you want to buy at the right time so you get the best deal, obviously And that's what we're looking to do here. So I would consider that So it definitely is a buy. It's just about when are you going to actually buy, you know So that's the information in this video if you've enjoyed this Concise video this information goes through the overview Then please leave the video like subscribe to the channel if this video helps you out in any way I really much appreciate that. So thank you in advance if you do that I'll see you on in the next video