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It says Bose donated a majority of the shares. How much is Bose (private company) worth? And how much in dividends can MIT expect from Bose on an annual basis?
by orijing 15y ago
It says Bose donated a majority of the shares. How much is Bose (private company) worth? And how much in dividends can MIT expect from Bose on an annual basis?
- Anechoic 15y agoThey say that have sales of $2 billion http://articles.boston.com/2010-12-26/business/29285848_1_noise-canceling-headphones-bose-corp-noise-reduction http://articles.boston.com/2010-12-26/business/29285848_1_no... Assuming a decent P/E ratio, total stock value is probably in the 10s of $billions minimum (I know, as a private company things are different, I'm just thinking off the top of my head).
- crazycanuck 15y agoBut the E in P/E is earnings not sales, so this estimate is way too high. Better guess: start with 1x sales and adjust up or down based on how fast it's growing and how profitable you think they are. As far as public/private, if you haircut public company multiples by 10-15% you wouldn't be too far off.
- Anechoic 15y agoOops, yup you're correct. Every outside analysis seems to indicate that they're incredibly profitable (there retail products have pretty dramatic markups) so the earnings gotta be in the $100s of millions at minimum.