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In general, the P/E ratio is higher for a company with a higher growth rate. Thus, using just the P/E ratio would make high-growth companies appear overvalued relative to others. It is assumed that by dividing the P/E ratio by the earnings growth rate, the resulting ratio is better for comparing companies with different growth rates. [1]
The cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, commonly known as CAPE, [1] Shiller P/E, or P/E 10 ratio, [2] is a stock valuation measure usually applied to the US S&P 500 equity market. It is defined as price divided by the average of ten years of earnings ( moving average ), adjusted for inflation. [ 3 ]
In fact, if you're used to staring at REIT P/E ratios of 30-50, you'd probably think REITs are downright cheap when you look at P/FFO. A REIT's P/FFO is a really good way to work out a theoretical ...
The goal of this article is to teach you how to use price to earnings ratios (P/E ratios). We'll apply a basic P/E... Why High Fashion International Limited's (HKG:608) High P/E Ratio Isn't ...
When you buy stock, you're essentially buying a tiny piece of the company it represents. Understanding how profitable the company is in relation to its stock price can be an important consideration...
Given any ratio, one can take its reciprocal; if the ratio was above 1, the reciprocal will be below 1, and conversely. The reciprocal expresses the same information, but may be more understandable: for instance, the earnings yield can be compared with bond yields, while the P/E ratio cannot be: for example, a P/E ratio of 20 corresponds to an ...
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Robert Shiller's plot of the S&P composite real price–earnings ratio and interest rates (1871–2012), from Irrational Exuberance, 2d ed. [1] In the preface to this edition, Shiller warns that "the stock market has not come down to historical levels: the price–earnings ratio as I define it in this book is still, at this writing [2005], in the mid-20s, far higher than the historical average