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		lsc on Jan 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lenovo Agrees to Buy IBM Server Business for $2.3 ... do you have a source for the 5% number? I mean, I agree that x86 servers are a low-margin business, but 5% is lower than I'd expect.

mnglkhn2 on Jan 23, 2014 [–]

I should have qualified that number right from the beginning as a back-of-the envelope estimation:

If we assume a 10x multiple to profit and a 5bn revenue, it results in 5.4% margin. If we just say it was a 8x multiple, then it is 6.75% It goes to 7.7% margin if we make the multiple to be 7x

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