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Technology Stocks : S3 (A LONGER TERM PERSPECTIVE) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JAG who wrote (8370)	12/13/1997 12:19:00 PM
From: JAG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14577

These numbers are from quote.coms new data sheets. S3: Stock price $ 4 13/6 Sales share $9.02 (trailing 4 quarters) EPS $.62 (trailing 4 quarters) Cash Share $2.23 Market Cap $242,000,000 Book value $288,000,000 Spread between market value and book value $46,000,000 Book value share $5.72 Current ratio 2.4 Debt equity .48 Let's all form a group, pool our money, line up some investment bankers. Buy the Company, liquidate its assets or sell the Company to someone who needs enginnering talent. Do you think we could liqidate the company for its book value and pocket the $46,000,000 spread between book and current market capitalization? How much could we realize on the liquidation of the $50,000,000 of inventory. Could we liquidate at cost? How much could we liquidate to fab investment for? Anyone have any estimates? Figures for TRID: Stock price 8 5/16 Sales share $11.99 (trailing 4 quarters) EPS $1.04 (trailing 4 quarters) Cash Share $4.82 Market Cap $107,000,000 Book value share $5.72 Current ratio 3.0 Debt equity: No debt other than payables and accurals