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To: JakeStraw who wrote (7047)	3/15/2001 1:11:32 PM
From: Crystal ball	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

NTAP should be $133-$138 based on EPS GROWTH RATE 498.14% and PEG ratio 1 to 6 =0.17, as all future PRICE performance is the EXPECTATION OF FUTURE STREAM OF EARNINGS discounted to the current market PRICE you see, that means that PEG ratios (P/E compared to Growth) and EPS GROWTH RATES are all forward projections based on future earnings estimates (Which I feel are conservative for this stock anyway), as opposed to the P/E you are thinking of which is a trailing, as opposed to forward looking calculation. Your calculation shows what the price SHOULD HAVE BEEN, not WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE. Put NTAP in the [Quotes] box above left, and then go to financials, and you will see the Growth chart as follows: GROWTH RATES __________1 Year_____3 Years Sales % 100.16_____ 83.78 EPS % 87.72_____498.14 You take the P/E and divide by that 498.14% to get your PEG ratio of 1 to 6. The price is OVERSOLD and UNDERVALUED. It should be 6x higher. It was $152 just 6 months ago. NTAP is a SRONG BUY. I am, Truly your$, -Crystal Ball