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To: Bob Rudd who wrote (13691)	1/14/2002 11:54:44 AM
From: jeffbas	Respond to of 78958

Glad to help, Bob. Because of these complications, I have come to value NOL's as worth little to an acquirer. However, they are not worth little to an owner at all. If the owner can become highly profitable in its existing business, then the NOL's are very valuable in enhancing cash flow, versus a competitor who has to pay taxes. COO is the best example I know of, where I used to say that tax savings paid for some stock buybacks or acquisitions once they started making real money again.