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Netlist has a current market cap of $979m, and it just won $303m from samsung infringing on its patents.

Netlist is an American company that owns critical patents and it's in 80% of samsung manufactured ram. (netlist is not a patent troll, they do business.. and minimum order is a truckload..)

What should a tech company be trading at, with (an unreported 30%) EPS?

There is bench trial to finalise the case on the 27th this month, Because its been proven to be willful i think additional 3x damages may be awarded,

As internal samsung emails came to evidence they colluded with google in what they named 'Project neptune' to avoid paying licensing/royalties/damages and ultimately bankrupt and obtain Netlist's patent portfolio.

This would make it, 100% eps. What should the market cap be in that case, including the annual royalties?

The $303m awarded was for 12 months worth of patents, Samsung has no alternative to the technology, so this should establish a baseline for an annual payment on those 5 patents alone.

Google also has to face trial over the 912 patent for 10 years, micron for 5 years.

There is many more patents in litigation in usa and eu, not all are critical or crucial.

I'm having a hard time working out a real world value, and still a bit confused why its so cheap considering the recent rulings.

I know there is people who short it, but current interest on borrowed shares is 11% so they must be pretty stuck.

If i start crunching numbers, it's absolutely mind boggling.

But i can't work out a real world value.