The fortune of this young entrepreneur was valued at $ 4.5 billion, but turned zero

          
Elizabeth Holmes had fortune estimated at $ 4.5 billion for the "Forbes"

Last year, the fortunes of American Elizabeth Holmes was valued at $ 4.5 billion (about US $ 16.2 billion) by the magazine "Forbes". Now, the publication decided to review the evaluation to a value much lower: zero.

According to "Forbes" estimates of Holmes equity they were based on the 50% stake it has in Theranos, the company he founded after starting college at 19, in 2003. The company aims to use technology to make exams more effective, simple and cheap blood.

The Theranos, however, suffers from accusations that their tests were not accurate and is investigated by various regulatory US agencies, according to the publication.

In addition, the "Forbes" says the company's annual revenues do not reach the US $ 100 million. This information prompted the lowering of the estimate of Holmes fortune.

The "Forbes" says consulted several analysts who evaluated the Theranos worth about $ 800 million, not $ 9 billion, as previously thought. At this price, in practice the participation of Holmes is worthless.

The firm's investors have preferred shares, while shares of Holmes are common. According to "Forbes", this means that if the company is liquidated, they receive their share of the money before it.

The magazine states that there is news that Theranos will be settled, but if it happened today, Holmes would receive nothing because the market value of the company.