dell computer corporation james hsu outline executive summary industry overview company description business strategies quarterly income statement competitors ratio comparison porter s five forces stock performance news and the latest developments discount cash flow dupont method recommendation hold original purchase 500 shares 41 75 on 12 10 99 current price 28 33 11 26 02 dcf result 20 24 58 assuming 17 sales growth rate over next 5 years 25 14 30 73 from previous 32 06 analysts consensus for according to marketguide com 16 it significantly lower than year at is fairly priced if not slightly overvalued however keeps grabbing market numbers continue improve also its financial strength has been excellent bottom line a great richly worth holding but look somewhere else better return peripherals tough this companies postponing their equipment spending until economy recovering in third quarter 2002