Reference no: EM132184976
Valuation Using the PB Multiple
The following table provides summary data for Cerner Corporation (CERN) and its competitors, Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) and McKesson (MCK).
(in millions) CERN MDRX MCK
Company assumed value -- $1,960 $23,685
Equity assumed value -- $1,624 $21,268
Net operating assets $1,484 $1,620 $ 9,487
Book value of equity $2,834 $1,284 $ 7,070
Net nonoperating obligations $(1,350) $ 336 $ 2,417
Common shares outstanding 172.1 shares 172.4 shares 197.0 shares
(a) Compute the PB ratio for both MDRX and MCK. (Round your answers to two decimal places.)
MDRX ?
MCK ?
(b) Use MDRX and MCK as comparables, along with the rounded PB ratios from part (a), and then estimate for Cerner its equity intrinsic value and its equity intrinsic value per share. (Round the equity intrinsic value to the nearest million and the value per share to the nearest cent.)
(c) Using the rounded average calculated above, calculate the following:
Equity intrinsic value $Answer?
Equity intrinsic value per share $Answer?