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To: tech101 who wrote (134317)	11/7/2001 1:13:36 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Wal-Mart's market cap/revenue ratio is 1.17 compared to Amazon's 0.87 AMZN's price-to-sales is 1.45 and that doesn't count the debt. Even allowing for further growth, $19 would put it at 3x or more the P/S of Wal-Mart. And Wal-mart is a profitable business last I looked. Might want to check your figures.

To: tech101 who wrote (134317)	11/7/2001 1:00:50 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

One Wal-Mart employee on average creates $165k revenue while each Amazon employee sells $331k. I am sure this is a small detail that has no bearing on the current strength of both these firms and about their future. How many dollars of profit does an Amazon employee create for Amazon per year? How many dollars of profit does a Wal-Mart empolyee create for Wal-mart per year? I am sure there is never a need for profit. Only revenue. Hmmm...I am scratching my head on that one.