Confirming weekend rumors, Yahoo rejected on Monday Microsoft's US$44.6 billion cash-and-stock offer, saying the unsolicited proposal substantially undervalues the company.
In a statement, Yahoo said that its management team, along with financial and legal advisors, believe the offer doesn't reflect cash flow, earnings potential, or recent investments in its advertising platform.
Further, Yahoo said its board would continue to evaluate other "strategic options."
"We remain committed to pursuing initiatives that maximize value for all stockholders," the statement said.
Microsoft offered $31 per share on Feb. 1, which was a 62 percent premium over Yahoo's closing price the day before. Since then, Yahoo's stock has risen in value and was trading just above $29 on Monday morning.
Yahoo's executives were rumored to have been searching for a buyer other than Microsoft. However, no buyer has emerged. Yahoo's latest moves mean that Microsoft may have make a more generous offer, or pursue a hostile takeover.
Microsoft said it believes the acquisition of Yahoo would give it the engineering talent and resources to compete better with Google. While Microsoft and Yahoo have had some success with display advertising, Google has built a fortune on contextual text ads that appear during a search.
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Yahoo says Microsoft offer undervalues companyBy Microsoft Subnet on February 11, 2008, 11:56 amSo, Yahoo says no. Most analysts say we won't hear the end of this yet. How high will Microsoft to to buy Yahoo? Some estimate that the next offer could be about...
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