
? 方舟投資研究人員在周二發(fā)布的報告中解釋稱,埃隆·馬斯克欲達成在火星建立人類殖民地的目標,前提是該公司先建成其衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)“星鏈”。SpaceX是該公司旗下風險投資基金ARK Venture Fund的最大持倉企業(yè),在其投資組合中占比超13%。
知名科技投資者凱瑟琳·伍德所在的公司認為,SpaceX最終會為實現(xiàn)埃隆·馬斯克的火星殖民目標“傾盡全力”。不過在此之前,方舟投資堅信,完成衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)“星鏈”建設(shè)將推動SpaceX在本十年末達到2.5萬億美元的估值。
該企業(yè)價值(即SpaceX股權(quán)與債務之和)意味著,從其12月3500億美元的融資輪算起,年化回報率達38%。方舟投資的丹尼爾·馬奎爾(Daniel Maguire)、薩姆·科魯斯(Sam Korus)和布雷特·溫頓(Brett Winton)周二發(fā)布的報告,標志著該公司對馬斯克旗下企業(yè)的評論重新回歸一貫的看漲立場。伍德曾稱這位世界首富為“我們這個時代的發(fā)明家”,不過她最近表示,馬斯克與唐納德·特朗普總統(tǒng)的公開爭執(zhí)凸顯了其企業(yè)對美國政府的依賴程度之深。
不過,鑒于馬斯克似乎在努力平息事態(tài),伍德及其他投資者期望他能將重心重新轉(zhuǎn)向太空領(lǐng)域。SpaceX的首要任務是完成星鏈所謂的衛(wèi)星星座建設(shè)。
根據(jù)哈佛大學天體物理學家喬納森·麥克道威爾(Jonathan McDowell)的數(shù)據(jù),目前大約有7600顆此類衛(wèi)星在軌道上運行,其壽命約為五年;SpaceX希望最終在太空中部署4.2萬顆衛(wèi)星。
方舟投資與太空投資研究公司Mach33合作開發(fā)的估值模型顯示,這一目標或?qū)⒃?035年前后達成。伍德所在的公司認為,這將使SpaceX的年收入達到約3000億美元,占全球預計通信支出的15%。作為參考:美國最賺錢的公司蘋果(Apple)去年的銷售額為3910億美元。
“在星鏈衛(wèi)星星座建設(shè)完成之前,資金將逐步流向火星開發(fā)?!狈街弁顿Y的研究人員寫道。
進軍火星
方舟投資該報告的作者表示,馬斯克為SpaceX設(shè)定的終極目標是將人類送上火星,這一目標或許需借助其商業(yè)帝國的力量來實現(xiàn)。方舟投資認為,特斯拉的人形機器人“Optimus”和馬斯克隧道挖掘公司The Boring Company的機械裝備,將在建設(shè)火星殖民地所需的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施中發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用。
盡管方舟投資承認,基于外星定居點來預測現(xiàn)金流存在投機性,但其認為到2030年代末,與火星相關(guān)的業(yè)務將在SpaceX的估值中占據(jù)相當大的比重。
研究人員寫道:“鑒于火星殖民的規(guī)模和長期目標,投資者在相當長一段時間內(nèi)都難以獲得可觀的資本回報。盡管火星活動能降低地球衛(wèi)星市場的服務成本,并為小行星開采鋪平道路,但這些機遇已超出本次預測范疇?!?/p>
誠然,馬斯克的宏偉抱負需巨額資金支撐。SpaceX尤其依賴政府合同。根據(jù)聯(lián)邦支出記錄,過去15年該公司從美國政府獲得超200億美元資金。
這也解釋了為何馬斯克在2024年大選期間捐款近3億美元支持特朗普總統(tǒng)及其他共和黨候選人,并主導政府效率部門的成本削減運動后,罕見地為其近期對特朗普的批評道歉。
隨著馬斯克將政府工作經(jīng)歷拋諸腦后,ARK Venture Fund的投資者們(該基金提供對多家知名私營公司的敞口)期待他能不負伍德及其同事的樂觀預期。該基金的股價在過去12個月上漲近20%,而標普500指數(shù)的回報率為12.5%。
SpaceX是該基金的最大持倉企業(yè),在投資組合中占比超13%。馬斯克旗下的Neuralink和xAI分別是其第二和第四大持倉企業(yè)。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
? 方舟投資研究人員在周二發(fā)布的報告中解釋稱,埃隆·馬斯克欲達成在火星建立人類殖民地的目標,前提是該公司先建成其衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)“星鏈”。SpaceX是該公司旗下風險投資基金ARK Venture Fund的最大持倉企業(yè),在其投資組合中占比超13%。
知名科技投資者凱瑟琳·伍德所在的公司認為,SpaceX最終會為實現(xiàn)埃隆·馬斯克的火星殖民目標“傾盡全力”。不過在此之前,方舟投資堅信,完成衛(wèi)星互聯(lián)網(wǎng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)“星鏈”建設(shè)將推動SpaceX在本十年末達到2.5萬億美元的估值。
該企業(yè)價值(即SpaceX股權(quán)與債務之和)意味著,從其12月3500億美元的融資輪算起,年化回報率達38%。方舟投資的丹尼爾·馬奎爾(Daniel Maguire)、薩姆·科魯斯(Sam Korus)和布雷特·溫頓(Brett Winton)周二發(fā)布的報告,標志著該公司對馬斯克旗下企業(yè)的評論重新回歸一貫的看漲立場。伍德曾稱這位世界首富為“我們這個時代的發(fā)明家”,不過她最近表示,馬斯克與唐納德·特朗普總統(tǒng)的公開爭執(zhí)凸顯了其企業(yè)對美國政府的依賴程度之深。
不過,鑒于馬斯克似乎在努力平息事態(tài),伍德及其他投資者期望他能將重心重新轉(zhuǎn)向太空領(lǐng)域。SpaceX的首要任務是完成星鏈所謂的衛(wèi)星星座建設(shè)。
根據(jù)哈佛大學天體物理學家喬納森·麥克道威爾(Jonathan McDowell)的數(shù)據(jù),目前大約有7600顆此類衛(wèi)星在軌道上運行,其壽命約為五年;SpaceX希望最終在太空中部署4.2萬顆衛(wèi)星。
方舟投資與太空投資研究公司Mach33合作開發(fā)的估值模型顯示,這一目標或?qū)⒃?035年前后達成。伍德所在的公司認為,這將使SpaceX的年收入達到約3000億美元,占全球預計通信支出的15%。作為參考:美國最賺錢的公司蘋果(Apple)去年的銷售額為3910億美元。
“在星鏈衛(wèi)星星座建設(shè)完成之前,資金將逐步流向火星開發(fā)?!狈街弁顿Y的研究人員寫道。
進軍火星
方舟投資該報告的作者表示,馬斯克為SpaceX設(shè)定的終極目標是將人類送上火星,這一目標或許需借助其商業(yè)帝國的力量來實現(xiàn)。方舟投資認為,特斯拉的人形機器人“Optimus”和馬斯克隧道挖掘公司The Boring Company的機械裝備,將在建設(shè)火星殖民地所需的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施中發(fā)揮關(guān)鍵作用。
盡管方舟投資承認,基于外星定居點來預測現(xiàn)金流存在投機性,但其認為到2030年代末,與火星相關(guān)的業(yè)務將在SpaceX的估值中占據(jù)相當大的比重。
研究人員寫道:“鑒于火星殖民的規(guī)模和長期目標,投資者在相當長一段時間內(nèi)都難以獲得可觀的資本回報。盡管火星活動能降低地球衛(wèi)星市場的服務成本,并為小行星開采鋪平道路,但這些機遇已超出本次預測范疇。”
誠然,馬斯克的宏偉抱負需巨額資金支撐。SpaceX尤其依賴政府合同。根據(jù)聯(lián)邦支出記錄,過去15年該公司從美國政府獲得超200億美元資金。
這也解釋了為何馬斯克在2024年大選期間捐款近3億美元支持特朗普總統(tǒng)及其他共和黨候選人,并主導政府效率部門的成本削減運動后,罕見地為其近期對特朗普的批評道歉。
隨著馬斯克將政府工作經(jīng)歷拋諸腦后,ARK Venture Fund的投資者們(該基金提供對多家知名私營公司的敞口)期待他能不負伍德及其同事的樂觀預期。該基金的股價在過去12個月上漲近20%,而標普500指數(shù)的回報率為12.5%。
SpaceX是該基金的最大持倉企業(yè),在投資組合中占比超13%。馬斯克旗下的Neuralink和xAI分別是其第二和第四大持倉企業(yè)。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
? Elon Musk’s goal of establishing human colonies on Mars depends on the company first building out its satellite-internet network, Starlink, ARK Invest researchers explained in a Tuesday note. SpaceX is the biggest holding in the firm’s ARK Venture Fund, making up over 13% of its portfolio.
SpaceX will eventually go “all in” on Elon Musk’s goal of colonizing Mars, according to the firm of famed tech investor Cathie Wood. Before that’s possible, however, ARK Invest believes building out satellite-internet network Starlink will propel SpaceX to a $2.5 trillion valuation by the end of the decade.
That enterprise value, or the sum of SpaceX’s equity and debt, would represent a 38% annualized return from its $350 billion funding round in December. The Tuesday note from ARK Invest’s Daniel Maguire, Sam Korus, and Brett Winton marked a return to the firm’s typically bullish commentary on Musk’s companies. Wood has called the world’s richest man “the inventor of our age,” but she recently said Musk’s public feud with President Donald Trump underlined how much his businesses rely on the U.S. government.
With Musk seemingly trying to smooth things over, however, Wood and other investors will hope his focus can shift back to space. First on the agenda for SpaceX is completing Starlink’s so-called constellation of satellites.
Currently, there are roughly 7,600 of those satellites in orbit, according to Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. The satellites have a lifespan of approximately five years; SpaceX hopes to eventually have 42,000 of them in the sky.
ARK Invest’s valuation model, developed with the help of space-investment research firm Mach33, sees that mark being reached around 2035. Wood’s firm believes that would allow SpaceX to generate roughly $300 billion in annual revenue, or 15% of projected communications spending worldwide. For some context: Apple, the most profitable company in the U.S., posted $391 billion in sales last year.
“Funds flow gradually toward the development of Mars, until the Starlink constellation is complete,” the ARK Invest researchers wrote.
Heading to Mars
The ARK Invest authors say Musk’s ultimate goal for SpaceX is to bring humans to Mars, presumably with the help of his business empire. ARK Invest believes Tesla’s humanoid robot, dubbed Optimus, and machinery from Musk’s tunneling firm, the Boring Company, will be crucial in building the necessary infrastructure to establish colonies on the Red Planet.
While conceding that projecting cash flows from extraterrestrial settlements can be speculative, ARK Invest believes Mars-related business will account for a significant portion of SpaceX’s valuation by the late 2030s.
“Given the scale and long-term goal of colonizing Mars, investors are unlikely to earn much of a return on capital for a significant period of time,” the researchers wrote. “While activities on Mars could lower the costs of servicing the satellite market on earth and pave the way for mining asteroids, those opportunities are beyond the scope of this forecast.”
Musk’s grand ambitions will require a lot of funding, of course. SpaceX particularly depends on government contracts. According to federal spending records, the company has received over $20 billion from Uncle Sam over the past 15 years.
That helps explain why Musk offered a rare apology for his recent criticism of Trump after donating nearly $300 million to back the president and other Republican candidates during the 2024 election, as well as leading a cost-cutting crusade with the Department of Government Efficiency.
As Musk puts his experience in Washington behind him, investors in the ARK Venture Fund, which provides exposure to several high-profile private companies, will hope he can reward the optimism of Wood and her colleagues. The fund’s shares have risen nearly 20% over the past 12 months, compared with the 12.5% return of the S&P 500.
SpaceX is the fund’s biggest holding, making up over 13% of the portfolio. Fellow Musk-owned companies Neuralink and xAI are its second- and fourth-largest positions, respectively.