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Strategies & Market Trends : Free Cash Flow as Value Criterion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: STYK who wrote (170)	11/6/1997 10:03:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 253

STYK -- Thanks for your table. But check your algebra? I am a certified mathematical moron. That said, could you please explain the procedures you followed in drawing up your table, why you link free cash flow to the price/sales ratio, what significance you attach to your free cash flow/sales numbers, etc.? In other words, what exactly is your table telling us? Also, I don't quite understand how a company like ABT got onto your top ten list. It's a company that I happen to own, but nevertheless I worry about it because of its rather high valuation ratios (including price/FCF and price/sales). Could you enlighten me on this point? By the way, I did NOT know I could copy and paste the searches I did on Pro-Search into the Excel program; I just printed them out. Thanks for the tip. jbe