Finance question - help

Discussion in 'School Work Help' started by smartangel, Jun 2, 2011.

  1. smartangel

    smartangel Well-Known Member

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    Hi all:

    I want to calculate the PE on the following companies (last 12 months) : IBM & Costco.

    Anyone knows how to solve the question????? Please help me out, please tells me some guidline how to solve the question.

    Also does anyone know the answer of this question: "What is a total return on a company"

    Thank you very much!!!!!:wavey:
     
    #1 smartangel, Jun 2, 2011
  2. kevin

    kevin RAWR!

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    PE.. you talking about the Price-to-earning ratio?
    if so:


    P/E = Price per share / Annual earning per share

    The total return of a company is also known as return on capital employed (ROCE), it is calculated by:

    ROCE = Net Profit x100/Capital invested
     
    #2 kevin, Jun 2, 2011
  3. homoloto

    homoloto Well-Known Member

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    P/E = Price per share / Annual earning per share(THIS YEAR'S END - LAST YEARS END)

    Go to read the accounting principle book , part 2 easy to find definition or answers~~thx!
     
    #3 homoloto, Sep 24, 2011