P8.24 World Wide Web Wares (4W, for short) is an online retailer of small kitchen appliances and

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P8.24 World Wide Web Wares (4W, for short) is an online retailer of small kitchen appliances and utensils. The firm has been around for a few years and has created a nice market niche for itself. In fact, it actually turned a profit last year, albeit a fairly small one. After doing some basic research on the company, you've decided to take a closer look. You plan to use the price/sales ratio to value the stock, and you have collected P/S multiples on the following Internet retailer stocks: Company Amazing.com Really Cooking.com Fixtures & Appliances Online P/S Multiples 4.5 4.1 3.8 Find the average P/S ratio for these three firms. Given that 4W is expected to generate $40 mil- lion in sales next year, and will have 10 million shares of stock outstanding, use the average P/S ratio you computed above to put a value on 4W's stock.

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