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To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (132479)	6/11/1999 10:16:00 PM
From: Tomato	Respond to of 176388

I didn't think the Buffett (or whatever the right name of the NPV approach is) was an absolute value method but rather used projected growth rates, factored in a discount rate based on the US long bond, guessed at a future p/e ratio, and voila! - it gave an estimated future value. Maybe I don't understand your use of "absolute?" I guess a major problem I have with any estimates of value is I find it hard to believe that anyone can accurately estimate future growth, interest rates, bond rates, or anything else for that matter. My understanding is that analysts are (in)famously off in their earnings estimates for a one year period and those estimates get worse the longer out they go. Do you feel confident that Dell can maintain a certain growth rate for a given period of time?