why would a price per earnings ratio be N/A?
2007-06-14 10:28:17 · 6 answers · asked by JOHN S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Measurement of return on the money invested
Price/Earning(P/E) Ratio = Market Price / Earning Per Share
The higher th PE ratio the higher the value investors put on one company, a low PE ratio reflects uncertainty
Usually because the company is too new or cannot yet accurately calculate the P/E. In most cases (reading Money magazine for example) it just wasn't available at the time of publication.
2007-06-14 10:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by Ginger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If earnings is 0 or less, the ratio would have no meaning.
2007-06-14 17:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The company may not have any earnings.
2007-06-14 17:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ronin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would because the company had negative or no earnings.
2007-06-14 17:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by Kathryn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The company reported a net loss?
2007-06-14 17:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're probably very expensive and the store doesn't want to tell you the price.
2007-06-14 17:36:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋