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Green Mountain Commands Most Expensive U.S. Valuation: Real M&A
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And you think Starbucks is expensive?
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. has been growing so fast that acquirers looking to scoop up the largest U.S. seller of single-serve brewers would pay the highest valuation in America. The shares, which surged to a record this week on speculation of a partnership with Starbucks Corp., trade at 295 times cash flow, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s more than any company in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. By sales, Green Mountain is costlier than eight of 10 U.S. stocks.