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To: Michael Ohlendorf who wrote (26314)	7/21/1999 5:20:00 PM
From: Dennis J Baltz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Michael It's just like the GM vs AOL PE ratio comparison. Two different business's. Both companies are in the Internet/E-Commerce business but not the same business. AOL doesn't trade stock and E-Trade is not an ISP. Dennis

To: Michael Ohlendorf who wrote (26314)	7/21/1999 5:22:00 PM
From: Jeff Dryer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Michael, AOL reported $1.377 billion in revenues for the quarter. How much revenue did E*Trade report for their most recent quarter?

To: Michael Ohlendorf who wrote (26314)	7/21/1999 5:43:00 PM
From: Joe S Pack	Respond to of 41369

Where did you get the equal revenue figure E-Trade group? Etrade's 1999 revenue is $515 M and AOL's revenue is $4.8B, more than 9 times Etrade's revenue. Etrade still posts loss while AOL makes money. Here is the link to verify your self wsrn.com Do a little home work before post numbers. -Nat >>> AOL has the same revenues as E-Trade however, its market cap is about 16 times as high as E-Trade's (125Bn vs. 8Bn). Both companies are in the Internet/E-Commerce business and are growing at about the same rate. Could anybody explain the difference in valuation ? I do not get it..... <<<<