It's very hard to
apply valuation metrics to AI.
We apply this valuation metric across more than 40 foreign markets and find it both practical and useful.
Not exact matches
On balance, a
valuation based simply on current
metrics seems neither too harsh nor too optimistic — there are still plenty of higher TV / radio M&A multiples to reference, but I think a 12 P / E and a 2.0 P / S ratio (based on a 21.8 % operating profit margin) are pretty neutral values to
apply.
If the Board were to
apply the same
valuation metrics to its own stock as it did to the recently completed acquisition of Alliance Systems Inc., they would undoubtedly conclude that at these price levels the Company's shares represent an equal or greater value than Alliance Systems.
Well, look around — every single day, you'll see the same absurd situation: Investors (& the financial media) constantly
apply drastically different
valuations to companies / stocks which share essentially the same underlying financial
metrics.
Various
valuation metrics are
applied during this screening process.
An essential albeit crude
valuation tool — many
valuation metrics can not be meaningfully
applied across borders and between regions; there's simply too much complexity in the way different markets operate.