Monday, February 19, 2007

Move Over P/E, Make Way For The PEG

It is common practice for investors to use the price-to-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) to determine if a company is over or undervalued. There are, however, many extreme cases of stocks trading at 10,000 or more times their earnings - these kinds of situations affect the ratio's accuracy for assessing a company. The companies with a high P/E ratio are typically startup companies with little or no revenues; however, a high P/E does not necessarily mean the stock isn't a good buy for the long term.

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