is the ratio P/E in finance,related to interest rate of banks? how much should be in a normal company?
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P/E is not related to interest rate.\n\nP/E is the ratio of price to earnings of a stock.\n\nPrice paid vs earnings for the last year.\n\nThe lower the P/E is, the better.  \nTo rate a stock only by P/E, you would want to compare it for all stocks in the field the company is in.  Of course P/E is only one of the many measurements to take into consideration when deciding to purchase a stock.
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12%\n\nThe rate paid on the loan is 12% (assuming simple interest rather than compounding). The compensating balance is just cash kept as a deposit, which the company gets back.  This doesn't affect the interest on the loan - just opportunity cost.
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It indicates that the company has liquidity issues. It has only 86 cents in current assets for meeting every dollar in current liabilities. A minimum current ratio of 1 is considered a requirement.\n\ncc
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You should check with some specialist interim agencies on this one. It will vary as you probably know. Shorter the term, higher the rate and vice versa. If you are operating as an interim (ltd company as example) you might also be able to negotiate expenses separately to your daily/weekly rate. This is not my area, but I reckon £500/day would be the minimum.\nTry http://www.uk.eim.com/
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You mean debt to income ratio.....it is usually about 40-60 or somewhere in between.
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NONE. They are very very very very bad. The interest rates are about 250% to 500% or more. Do not do this.
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P/E is the price of a stock compared to the earnings per share.  It is used as a valuation tool to figure out if a company is undervalued or overvalued.  Usually the faster a company is growing their earnings and revenues, the higher the p/e is going to be (for example GOOG).\n\nA good way to use P/E to discover value in selecting stocks is to first start with a sector.  Find a sector that is in favor.  Look up the average P/E for that sector.  Different sectors will have different P/E ratios.  You have to compare apples to apples.  Look up which companies are growing the fastest and that have the most promise in that sector and then compare their P/E ratios to the sectors P/E ratio.  All other things being equal the company that is growing faster than the sector with a P/E less than the sector would be considered undervalued and you might considering buying it.
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Not much going for free but check out Internet Banking interest rates, they beat the normal current account rates. x
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P/E is shorthand for the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. For example, a P/E ratio of 10 means that the company has $1 of annual, per-share earnings for every $10 in share price. Earnings by definition are after all taxes etc.\n\nA company's P/E ratio is computed by dividing the current market price of one share of a company's stock by that company's per-share earnings. A company's per-share earnings are simply the company's after-tax profit divided by number of outstanding shares. For example, a company that earned $5M last year, with a million shares outstanding, had earnings per share of $5. If that company's stock currently sells for $50/share, it has a P/E of 10. Stated differently, at this price, investors are willing to pay $10 for every $1 of last year's earnings.\n\nP/Es are traditionally computed with trailing earnings (earnings from the past 12 months, called a trailing P/E) but are sometimes computed with leading earnings (earnings projected for the upcoming 12-month period, called a leading P/E). Some analysts will exclude one-time gains or losses from a quarterly earnings report when computing this figure, others will include it. Adding to the confusion is the possibility of a late earnings report from a company; computation of a trailing P/E based on incomplete data is rather tricky. (I'm being polite; it's misleading, but that doesn't stop the brokerage houses from reporting something.) Even worse, some methods use so-called negative earnings (i.e., losses) to compute a negative P/E, while other methods define the P/E of a loss-making company to be zero. The many ways to compute a P/E may lead to wide variation in the reporting of a figure such as the "P/E for the S&P whatever." Worst of all, it's usually next to impossible to discover the method used to generate a particular P/E figure, chart, or report.\n\nLike other indicators, P/E is best viewed over time, looking for a trend. A company with a steadily increasing P/E is being viewed by the investment community as becoming more and more speculative. And of course a company's P/E ratio changes every day as the stock price fluctuates.\n\nThe price/earnings ratio is commonly used as a tool for determining the value the market has placed on a common stock. A lot can be said about this little number, but in short, companies expected to grow and have higher earnings in the future should have a higher P/E than companies in decline. For example, if Amgen has a lot of products in the pipeline, I wouldn't mind paying a large multiple of its current earnings to buy the stock. It will have a large P/E. I am expecting it to grow quickly.\n\nPE is a much better comparison of the value of a stock than the price. A $10 stock with a PE of 40 is much more "expensive" than a $100 stock with a PE of 6. You are paying more for the $10 stock's future earnings stream. The $10 stock is probably a small company with an exciting product with few competitors. The $100 stock is probably pretty staid - maybe a buggy whip manufacturer.\n\nIt's difficult to say whether a particular P/E is high or low, but there are a number of factors you should consider. First, a common rule of thumb for evaluating a company's share price is that a company's P/E ratio should be comparable to that company's growth rate. If the ratio is much higher, then the stock price is high compared to history; if much lower, then the stock price is low compared to history. Second, it's useful to look at the forward and historical earnings growth rate. For example, if a company has been growing at 10% per year over the past five years but has a P/E ratio of 75, then conventional wisdom would say that the shares are expensive. Third, it's important to consider the P/E ratio for the industry sector. For example, consumer products companies will probably have very different P/E ratios than int
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That is correct, but if you want to know how to figure that rate for each month it is the % rate divided by 12 months (3.99/12).  It is also important to know how it it compounded (some figure interest daily, and you pay more interest.  soem figure monthly), because it can mean a big difference in the interest paid by the end of year, even if it is the same interest rate.
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its 27% normaly(ie double ur money every 3 years).. here in the indian stock market.. and if u invest intelligently.. and the way the markets have been moving.. over the last 2 yrs.. u can expect to double ur money every two years!
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I got my degree in Mathematics, but we dealt with Physics problems--not business problems\n\nP is pressure\nt is 4\n\nIt looks like P may be Principle as in paying for a loan\n\nThat would mean 0,09 is either a rate or a misdesignated 0.09 or the rate of change between 0 and 09\n\nt is t = time\n\ni would be interest but you have either a lower-case l or an capital I\n\nGiven \nP = $275, r = 0,09, t = 4\n\nmultiply $275 by 0.09 and again by 4\n\nIf this were a problem to find out what percentage of a loan payment is principle is interest, it isn't stated correctly\n\nThis looks more like problem where P is Payment rather than Principle\n\n\n\n\nI think the problems are good for most of us who haven't studied algebra for a while
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I expect that the first number is based on the annual return of the fund based on its price a year ago.  When I do the calculation I get approximately   5.7.  I expect the 18.6 is based on the share weighted earnings of the fund divided into  the market capitalization.  Large Japanese companies carry a pe of about that amount.  Toyota which makes up 6.8% of the fund has a pe of of 14.86.  CAJ which makes up about 4.0% a pe of 19.15
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Try these method with confidence interval 95%:\n50% private own business / open your own business or joint venture\n30% realestate, stock, and bond\n20% insurance and bank\n\nthis may lower the risk of your investment. Bank in US has very low interest compared to other developing countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, etc. The interest rate may reach up to 14% per annum. if you like bank and or insurance, try to invest to developing countries. Low risk and better interest.\n\nSamething as realestate, in developing countries you can have very large properties from the same amount you spent in US and the value growth almost 2 times faster tahn US. You may shock what you get from your money in other developing countries. \n\nAbout opening new business, you better seek advise from your relatives and friend. I don't know anything about you and your desire. Sorry
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check out Y! finance for the answer to your q.\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=PFE&a=00&b=4&c=1982&d=05&e=18&f=2006&g=v\n\nPFE pays its dividend quarterly with the last four dates being\n10 aug 05\n8 nov 05\n8 feb 06\n10 may 06\n\nfor the next upcoming dividend you really have to watch out for\ncompany news. Although mostly they fall on above mentioned \ndates.\n\nor you can look at key stats page on y!\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=PFE\n\nlook for "Ex-Dividend date"\n\nnote that ex-date is the one when company pays dividend.\nBrokerages usually delay it and pay it to you on "Dividend Date".\n\n\n\nhttp://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060622/nyth120.html
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I have worked on underwriting some loans provided to gas stations and typically for a business of $1MM - $3MM, you have:\n\n1/ 17.2% gross profit margin.\n2/ 0.9% operating profit margin.....very tight margins in general in this industry.\n3/Current ratio of +1.8x and quick ratio of +0.7x.\n4/ Debt to net worth ratio of 8.0x or lower....\n5/ Return Of Asset of 5.1x
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There is in fact a law but it has a high limit. I think its something like 33% over current prime rate. this could mean interest as high as 39%.