Company Price/Earnings Price/Revenues Ray Products Corp. 18.8 × 1.2 × Byce-Frasier Inc. 19.5 × 0.9 × Fashion Industries Group 24.1 × 0.8 × Recreation International 22.4 × 0.7 × Average 21.2 × 0.9 ×   Supposed a privately owned firm has revenues of $400 million and earnings of $50 million. The firm has just  filed a registration statement with the SEC for its IPO. After the IPO, the firm will have 50 million shares outstanding.  Task: Based on the average indurty P/E ratio and price/revenue ratio estimate the IPO price of this firm's stock.

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Company

Price/Earnings

Price/Revenues

Ray Products Corp.

18.8 ×

1.2 ×

Byce-Frasier Inc.

19.5 ×

0.9 ×

Fashion Industries Group

24.1 ×

0.8 ×

Recreation International

22.4 ×

0.7 ×

Average

21.2 ×

0.9 ×

 

Supposed a privately owned firm has revenues of $400 million and earnings of $50 million. The firm has just  filed a registration statement with the SEC for its IPO. After the IPO, the firm will have 50 million shares outstanding. 

Task: Based on the average indurty P/E ratio and price/revenue ratio estimate the IPO price of this firm's stock.

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