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What does Mkt Cap £m mean?

Market Capitalisation is an indicator of the size of the company, specifically the total market value of the company's shares. It is calculated by multiplying the current Share Price by the current number of Shares Outstanding. This value is standardized into £ Sterling and it is updated each night (i.e. it is not 15 minute delayed data).

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Market Capitalisation only takes into account the value of the company's shares (equity), it ignores the amount of debt a company may have taken on and therefore isn't the best indicator of the company's size. The Enterprise Value adds the net debt to the Market Cap and is a better indicator of the minimum amount that an acquiring company may have to pay to buy the firm outright.

What does P/S mean?

A price-to-sales ratio, or a stock's market price per share divided by the revenue generated by sales of the company's products and services per share. Some argue that, since sales figures are less easy to manipulate than either earnings or book value, the price-to-sales ratio is a more reliable indicator of how the company is doing. However, this measure was misused during the dot com years to promote companies with no earnings or profits.

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Some argue that, since sales figures are less easy to manipulate than either earnings or book value, the price-to-sales ratio is a more reliable indicator of company value.

When EPS are negative or depressed temporarily the Price to Sales ratio can be a more useful indicator than the PE Ratio, and a low P/S can indicate a higher profit potential if the stock recovers. Some commentators have called it 'The King of the Value Factors' and look for P/S ratios of significantly less than 1.

It should be noted that the P/S ratio was abused during the dot com years to promote companies with no earnings or profits.

What does % Price Chg 6m mean?

This measures the absolute percentage performance of the share price over the past six months.

It is calculated as (Current Price minus Old Price) divided by Old Price x 100.

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It is to be contrasted with Relative Strength where the percentage change is calculated and compared to the market or some other standard index.

Along with Dividends, the absolute price performance is the other key component to determining Total Shareholder Return.

What does % Price Chg 3m mean?

This measures the absolute percentage performance of the share price over the past three months.

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It is to be contrasted with Relative Strength where the percentage change is calculated and compared to the market or some other standard index.

Along with Dividends, the absolute price performance is the other key component to determining Total Shareholder Return.

What does EPS Gwth % mean?

The earnings per share ratio divides the net annual earnings of a company into the number of shares. Earnings-per-share growth gives a good picture of the rate at which a company has grown its profitability. One of the important differences vs. net-income growth rates is that EPS growth reflects the dilution that occurs from new stock issuance, the exercise of employee stock options, warrants, convertible securities, and share repurchases. Stocks with higher earnings-per-share growth rates are generally more desirable than those with slower earnings-per-share growth rates.