Valuation Using Price-to-NOPAT Multiple

The following table provides summary data for Applied Materials Inc. and its competitors, KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation.

(in millions)			Applied Materials	KLA Tencor	Lam Research
Company assumed value			-	$9,791	$11,530
Equity assumed value			-	$8,988	$13,245
NOPAT			$1,444	$440	$674
Net income			$1,377	$366	$656
Net nonoperating obligations (assets)			$(1,369)	$803	$(1,715)
Common shares outstanding			1,160.0	157.9	158.5

a. Compute the price to NOPAT ratio for both KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation.

Round answers to two decimal places, when applicable.

	Price to NOPAT ratio
KLA Tencor	Answer
Lam Research	Answer

b. Use KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation as comparables, along with the price to NOPAT ratios from part a, and then estimate for Applied Materials its company intrinsic value, its equity intrinsic value, and its equity intrinsic value per share.

• Round company and equity intrinsic values to the nearest million.

• Round equity intrinsic value per share to two decimal places.

KLA Tencor Corporation
Company intrinsic value		Answer	million
Equity intrinsic value		Answer	million
Equity intrinsic value per share		Answer