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Oura defends smart-ring dominance as US listing draws closer

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

Translated from Finnish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Oura moved closer to a US stock-market listing after publishing its prospectus, which showed rapid growth and strong profitability.
  • Analyst Ben Wood said Oura completely dominates the smart-ring market, while the company relies on a large patent portfolio to defend its position.
  • The prospectus revealed more than $1 billion in share buybacks, but did not disclose the offering size, share count or price range.

Oura’s long-awaited US stock-market listing moved closer late Thursday when the smart-ring company published its prospectus. The filing portrays a company growing quickly and generating strong profits, while leaving major details of the offering unresolved.

The documents do not yet state the size of the share sale or how many shares investors will be offered. They also do not provide a price range for the listing.

Oura is approaching the market as its leading player. CC Insights chief analyst Ben Wood described the company as completely dominating the smart-ring market. Oura is also seeking to defend that position with a strong patent portfolio.

The company has made inroads with a difficult consumer-electronics audience: women account for 72 percent of its users. The prospectus also shows that Oura has bought back more than $1 billion of its own shares.

Investors valued Oura at 9.5 billion euros in its latest funding round. Bloomberg sources cited in the coverage said the company’s valuation could reach 13.8 billion euros in the listing. The prospectus brings that possibility closer, but does not yet reveal the terms investors will face.

Oura completely dominates this market.

· Ben WoodThe CC Insights chief analyst described Oura’s position in the smart-ring market.
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