If MERU is truly a turnaround and they are to achieve EBITDA profit by 2nd half, we are looking at a great investment opportunity here.
ARUN - P/S = 4.5
RKUS = P/S = 9.5
MERU = P/S = .6
Understand these are profitable companies but if MERU were to trade at the following mutiples, the price would be:
1.5x Sales = $8.55
2x Sales = $10.6
3x Sales = $17
I personally think that the last few quarters has justified MERU's turnaround and if they can get to EBITDA b/e, we see $11 by Dec. If they hit $120MM rev and 2014 projects growth, we could be north of $15.
This all assumes the market cooperates and with the sector booming (look at RKUS) we could easily trend to $5-7 in 3 months. This is a low risk proposition and once of the best NASDAQ plays I see at the moment. If you are interested in another turnaround play, check out ZHNE as well.
Thoughts?