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To: Patrice Gigahurtz who wrote (7014)	12/24/1997 8:41:00 PM
From: Eric Yang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Apple's cash position has traditionally been pretty good. It has about 1.4 billion in cash at last report (about $11 per share) Apple's book value has dropped a bit from $9.60 to $8.30 or so. I think these numbers are correct. Anyone got more recent numbers or corrections please post. Eric

To: Patrice Gigahurtz who wrote (7014)	12/24/1997 9:47:00 PM
From: pcyhuang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

AAPL's valuations The following table would give you a better idea of AAPL's current valuation, both relative to its peers, and relative to its own historical range. AAPL Industry Sector S&P500 AAPL's 5 yr. range Pr./bk value(a) 1.67 6.19 7.17 6.03 .9 - 3.8 Pr./sales(b) 0.24 1.48 4.69 2.98 .2 - 1.2 Pr./Free c.f. 13.19 40.71 38.74 39.23 (a)= most recent quarter (b)= trailing 12 months pcyh

To: Patrice Gigahurtz who wrote (7014)	12/26/1997 12:57:00 AM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Pat Yahoo's (Reuters 12/24) article re-reports good & bad news It relieves urgencies for both AAPL's CEO placement and a immediate return to profitability . Reuters accepts AAPL may break even in 1Q , then quoting analysts , it suggests sales are weak and a inventory problem exists . Now Comp. Intelligence reports Mac's loss to Gateway : infoseek.com Amelio was nailed at MacWorld last year for this and the Reuters article warns competition will be on-site at MacWorld. Hopefully AAPL can counter this or it may become Jobs' annual meeting issue . Regards, Jim K.