Singh: PAR's 2018 Market Cap Was Lower Than Its 1982 IPO
Savneet Singh · NYSE: PAR CEO Savneet Singh Shares How He Great from $200m/yr to $400m/yr · Jan 14, 2025 · at 6:16
PAR Technology CEO Savneet Singh recounts the historical performance of the company when he took leadership in 2018.
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“We were when we stepped in to run the company in 2018, the market cap of the company, which is the value of the company, was lower than when we went public in 1982. So for 40 years, we had no shareholder value creation.”
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