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To: Greg Keeler who wrote (13129)4/27/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: CGarcia  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 41369
 
I guess there wont be a split announcement today after all...I wonder if this sets us up for a 3 for 1 split in July?



To: Greg Keeler who wrote (13129)4/27/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: John Hauser  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 41369
 
Some number to review

------------------------------AOL------------DELL
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)---- 103.70 -- 58.51
Price/Earnings (ttm)-- 692.31 -- 84.87
Price/Sales (ttm)---- 52.33 -- 6.81

Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm) 10.97% ---27.52%
Return on Equity (ttm) 31.98%--93.25%

Income Statements
After-Tax Income (ttm) $257.0M --$1.32B
Sales (ttm)--------------- $3.30B---$18.2B

Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm) 7.8%----7.9%

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JH