College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Accounting from Heintz and Parry)
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ISBN: 9781305666160
Author: James A. Heintz, Robert W. Parry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Use the table for the​ question(s) below.
 
Name
Market Capitalization​ ($ million)
Enterprise Value ​ ($ million)
​P/E
​Price/ Book
Enterprise​ Value/ Sales
Enterprise​ Value/ EBITDA
Gannet
6350
​10,163
  7.36
0.73
1.4
5.04
New York Times
2423
  3472
18.09
2.64
1.10
7.21
McClatchy
  675
  3061
   9.76
1.68
1.40
5.64
Media General
  326
  1192
14.89
0.39
1.31
7.65
Lee Enterprises
  267
  1724
   6.55
0.82
1.57
6.65
Average
 
 
11.33
1.25
1.35
6.44
Maximum
 
 
​+60%
​112%
​+16%
​+22%
Minimum
 
 
minus−​40%
minus−​69%
minus−​18%
minus−​19%
 
The table above shows the stock prices and multiples for a number of firms in the newspaper publishing industry. Another newspaper publishing firm​ (not shown) had sales of $600 ​million, EBITDA of​ $84 million, excess cash of $68
​million, $12 million of​ debt, and 120 million shares outstanding. If the average enterprise value to sales for comparable businesses is​ used, which of the following is the range of reasonable share price​ estimates?
 
A. $1.08 to $1.44
 
B. $ 4.33 to $ 11.55
 
C.$ 5.92 to $ 8.37
 
D.$ 5.85 to $ 8.8
 
 
can you show me the steps to get answer C.
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College Accounting, Chapters 1-27 (New in Account...
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ISBN:9781305666160
Author:James A. Heintz, Robert W. Parry
Publisher:Cengage Learning