http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1405503/000119312507214279/d424b1.htm After the recent runup in so many of these china names, I figured I'd do a little basic analysis to see how this STV IPO sizes up. Initial conclusion: price target of $80-$100. Why? STV sells the smart cards that set permissions/etc for digital cable TV users. According to the prospectus, 139 households in China subscribe to cable TV. China has a target for 2015 for the entire market to be migrated to digital TV. In total of 2007, they should ship more than 6 million smart cards. They own 45% of their market. To the #s: They earned $12.2 million for 6 months ended Jun 30 07, versus $3.4 million for 6 months ended Jun 30 2006. Lets be conservative and assume they earn $30 million for 2007 total. Total outstanding shares are 56 million. 30/56 = .53 per share for full year 2007. 29.50 share price / .53 = 2007 PE of 55, implying a 55% growth rate is necessary to sustain this price to fair value. For 2008, lets assume they double that (100% projection) to $60m earnings, 60/56 = 1.07 per share earnings. 29.50/1.07 = 27.57, priced right now for a 27% growth rate !!! But last y/y #s are 400%. A 100% annual growth # is actually pretty realistic and conservative in the face of this. So with a 100 multiple on 08 #s, I think $80-$100 price target is very doable. I just thought this might be a worthwhile analysis in the face of garbage stocks like CHNR or CPSL (CHNR: annual growth rate of 10%, but it gets an 80 multiple ...)