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Re: [sharechat] FFS - PE Ratios

From:	"Mike Beal" <mike.beal@approved.co.nz>
Date:	Thu, 18 Jan 2001 16:43:35 +1300

I've asked the same question before Mich.  Apparently it is because they use
different reporting periods.  One paper might use past earnings, another
might use forecast etc - at least I think that's what happens anyway!

Mike.
----- Original Message -----
From: michgore <michgore@i4free.co.nz>
To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: [sharechat] FFS - PE Ratios


> Hi All,
> I notice in yesterdays Evening Post and also on Netbroker that FFS has a
> PE Ratio of 3.58.  Netbroker says earnings per share are 9.49 cents.  At
> share price today of 34c surely this share is a huge bargain or are
> earnings uncertain or expected to drop???   Also I saw in yesterdays
> Dominion they quoted a much different PE ratio.  Sorry I don't have the
> Dominion to hand but I think their PE was something like 16.  How could
> the two papers come up with such a difference?  Without checking them
> all I glanced through some of the PE's from both papers and found that
> many of the companies quoted had greatly different PE's across the two
> papers.  Can someone help as I don't understand this?   thanks   michael
>
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