Laureate Trust says, "Owner of dating app Tinder could double in next 12 months"

MAYFAIR, U.K. - Feb. 28, 2014 - PRLog -- Laureate BVI has initiated coverage on IAC/Interactive with a Strong Buy, the new recommendation is based on the latest quarter which showed it’s dating app Tinder growing by over 400 percent.

Laureate reports, IAC/Interactive (IACI) owns one of the most valuable mobile phone apps, we estimate Tinder could reach a valuation of at least US$10 billion.

Tinder reports that 500 million profile ratings are made each day and over 600 million matches were made in 2013.

According to Tinder CEO Sean Rad, “Tinder has seen a 400% increase in new users since the Winter Games in Sochi.  Right now we’re the top app in over 15 countries, and we’re experiencing phenomenal growth throughout the entire world.”

Tinder app works with Facebook (FB) to avoid fake users, this linking has helped Tinder grow across quickly with international users, and is currently available in 24 languages.

Facebook (FB) reports for the latest quarter that there are over 7 million monthly active users and nearly 3 million daily active users.

Jack Kent, mobile and media industry analyst at research firm IHS in London stated, “with around 1 billion mobile users, no other social platform can compete with Facebook’s global reach.”

Laureate BVI CEO Peter Tasca says, “Tinder reminds me a lot of Facebook (FB), they know your name, age, sexual orientation, where you live and who friends you are.  This information is a gold mine for advertisers, they could suggest restaurants, coffee shops, clothing, or even accessories, the possibilities are endless, this company has serious potential for mobile ads.”

“IAC/Interactive reported strong performance in the fourth quarter, adjusted EPS grew 48% versus same quarter yoy, once Tinder begins to monetize its subscriber base we expect to see exponential growth,” according to Tasca.

Laureate issued a buy recommendation to their clients on Facebook (FB) on 05/01/2013 when the stock was at US$27.50.  Laureate has generated a 162% return in Facebook (FB) in the last 9 months and continue to rate the stock a buy.

We have advised Laureate Clients that we are a buyer of IAC/Interactive (IACI) at this level but are also evaluating new entry points on any type of market sell-off.

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