The Younger Generation Is Formidable

Lin Yuan gave Ron DuPont a meaningful look, making the already somewhat guilty Ron feel uneasy.

He really did have some private calculations in mind, and Lin Yuan's gaze made his scalp tingle.

"Given our relationship, give me the truth. Lin Yuan Pictures' current performance isn't close to your limit, is it?"

Translated differently, that meant:

"Has Lin Yuan Pictures' stock price already peaked?"

A company's market value was supported by its performance.

And Lin Yuan Pictures' performance was carried almost entirely by Lin Yuan alone.

So if Lin Yuan was nearing his limit, that meant Lin Yuan Pictures' performance was nearing its limit as well.

Lin Yuan Pictures' current P/E ratio of over forty was not exactly high, but it definitely was not low either.

If Lin Yuan Pictures could not sustain performance growth in the future, that meant its valuation could not be justified.

Under such circumstances, a P/E ratio of forty seemed somewhat high. Assuming all profits were distributed as dividends, it could crudely be understood as an annualized return of 2.5%.

There were plenty of investment products on the market with annualized returns higher than 2.5%. There was no need to cling stubbornly to Lin Yuan Pictures' stock.

Therefore, it was hardly surprising that Ron DuPont had begun making calculations of his own.

Although he had already made a fortune as a major shareholder, most of that wealth still existed only on paper. If he did not cash out in time, it could shrink at any moment.

Though he had profited handsomely as a major shareholder of Lin Yuan Pictures, Ron DuPont's shares could basically only be sold through negotiated transfers. It would be difficult to dump them onto the secondary market and make ordinary investors foot the bill.

In fact, Ron DuPont had no intention