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How is Bill Gates worth $59B and not $16B?
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2.7182818284590...
Feb 4, 2012, 10:45:32 PM2/4/12
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According to Wikipedia, Bill Gates owns about 6.4% of MSFT's common
shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my calculations, he
should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate? My
working theory is due to stock options. My working theory is this: He
owns $16.3B of stocks, but his options are worth $43B. But this is
just my guess.
shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my calculations, he
should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate? My
working theory is due to stock options. My working theory is this: He
owns $16.3B of stocks, but his options are worth $43B. But this is
just my guess.
Lubow
Feb 7, 2012, 1:03:51 AM2/7/12
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"2.7182818284590..." <tange...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> According to Wikipedia, Bill Gates owns about 6.4% of MSFT's common
> shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my calculations, he
> should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
>
> How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate?
Why would anyone care what your estimate is?
> shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my calculations, he
> should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
>
> How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate?
Rod Speed
Feb 7, 2012, 1:26:10 AM2/7/12
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2.7182818284590... wrote:
> According to Wikipedia, Bill Gates owns about 6.4% of MSFT's
> common shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my
> calculations, he should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
> How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate?
Forbes claims he's worth $53B
> According to Wikipedia, Bill Gates owns about 6.4% of MSFT's
> common shares. Their market cap is $254B. According to my
> calculations, he should be worth $16.3B (6.4% X $254B = $16.3B).
> How do they figure that he's worth this much and not my estimate?
> My working theory is due to stock options. My working theory is this: He owns
> $16.3B of stocks, but his options are worth $43B. But this is just my guess.
Bill
Feb 7, 2012, 9:43:24 AM2/7/12
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"2.7182818284590..." wrote in message
He is not ONLY going to own stock. He also would have a checking and
savings account silly!
savings account silly!
momarch
Feb 7, 2012, 9:50:31 AM2/7/12
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The rest is under his mattress.
704set
Feb 9, 2012, 7:30:24 PM2/9/12
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On 2/7/2012 09:50 AM, momarch wrote:
> The rest is under his mattress.
>
He's not stupid. He sold his MSFT for AAPL.
> The rest is under his mattress.
>
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704set
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