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P/E RATIO [2 records]

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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 2001-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

The ratio of the market price of a common share to earnings per common share.

OBS

PER; price-earnings ratio: terms and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Quotient du cours d'une action (généralement à la fin de l'exercice considéré) par le bénéfice par action de cet exercice.

OBS

Les analystes financiers utilisent largement ce ratio, mais ils lui préfèrent parfois son inverse, qui est une mesure exprimant le rendement réel de l'action.

OBS

rapport cours/bénéfice : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
DEF

Cociente entre el precio de mercado de una acción y el beneficio neto (a veces el dividendo más derechos) por acción del año anterior. Por extensión, relación entre el valor de un activo y los beneficios que se esperan conseguir con él. Un PB superior indica mayor confianza o seguridad en el valor, o la esperanza de mayores beneficios en el futuro. El inverso del PB es una tasa de rentabilidad; por ejemplo, un PB de 8 equivale al 12, 5 por 100. En España se suele usar el término PER.

OBS

precio/beneficio; PB: términos y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • relación cotización/beneficio
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