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Valuation Using Price-to-NOPAT Multiple The following table provides summary data for Applied Materials Inc. and its competitors, KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation. (in millions) Applied Materials KLA Tencor Lam Research Company assumed value $9,679 $11,418 Equity assumed value $8,876 $13,133 NOPAT $1,444 $440 $674 Net income $1,377 $366 $656 Net nonoperating obligations (assets) $(1,369) $803 $(1,715) Common shares outstanding 1,160.0 157.9 158.5 a. Compute the price to NOPAT ratio for both KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation. Round answers to two decimal places, when applicable. Price to NOPAT ratio 24.25 KLA Tencor Lam Research 20.01 b. Use KLA Tencor Corporation and Lam Research Corporation as comparables, along with the price to NOPAT ratios from part a, and then estimate for Applied Materials its company intrinsic value, its equity intrinsic value, and its equity intrinsic value per share. Round company and equity intrinsic values to the nearest million. Round equity intrinsic value per share to two decimal places. KLA Tencor Corporation Company intrinsic value $ 32,023 million Equity intrinsic value $ 33,392 million Equity intrinsic value per share $ 22.79