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EARNINGS MULTIPLE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

The relationship that exists at any one time between the market price of a share and its current profit after the deduction of tax.

OBS

The purpose is to show the number of years it will take an investor to recoup his/her investment if profits were distributed. It also reflects the market's own expectations of the future profitability of the company.

OBS

price-earning ratio; PER: term and abbreviation published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France.

Key term(s)
  • price earning ratio

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Coefficient par lequel il convient de multiplier le bénéfice net par action pour retrouver le cours coté.

OBS

coefficient de capitalisation des résultats; CCR : terme, abréviation et définition publiés au Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Cotización de un valor dividida por los beneficios por acción.

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Record 2 2006-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

Another term for price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio or PE), which is a measure of the value of a company's stock determined by its current share price divided by its current annual earnings per share (EPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Ratio indiquant le nombre de fois où la capacité bénéficiaire d'exploitation de l'entreprise est comprise dans la valeur boursière ou autre de cette entreprise, compte tenu de la croissance attendue, du risque et du niveau des taux d'intérêt.

Spanish

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